Colour

#14408B

#14408B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#14408B is a blue with RGB values 20, 64, 139 and HSL 218°, 75%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#14408B

RGBrgb(20, 64, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.251, 0.5451

RGB percentages7.8%, 25.1%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(217.8, 74.8%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 85.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK85.6%, 54%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,327,243

CSS custom property--colour: #14408B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#EBBF74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#07498Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003E8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00525Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3 Royal blue · ΔE 29.5 Steel blue · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8B5F14

Analogous#147B8B, #24148B

Triadic#8B1440, #408B14

Split complementary#8B2414, #7B8B14

Tetradic#8B147B, #8B5F14, #148B24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7EA7ED

Lighter +30%#5289E6

Lighter +20%#256AE0

Lighter +10%#1A55B8

Darker −10%#0E2B5E

Darker −20%#071732

Darker −30%#010205

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003B9F

Less saturated −25%#284577

Channel breakdown

R20

G64

B139

Red20 (7.8%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue217.82°

Saturation (HSL)74.84%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 40 · B 8B

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