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Recognised as Colour

#144CAA

  • #144CAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#144CAA is a blue with RGB values 20, 76, 170 and HSL 218°, 79%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#144CAA#144CAA
HEX#144CAA
RGBrgb(20, 76, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.298, 0.6667
RGB percentages7.8%, 29.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(217.6, 78.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 88.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK88.2%, 55.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,330,346
CSS custom property--colour: #144CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#EBB355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Royal blue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA7214
Analogous#1497AA, #2714AA
Triadic#AA144C, #4CAA14
Split complementary#AA2714, #97AA14
Tetradic#AA1497, #AA7214, #14AA27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97B9F3
Lighter +30%#6A9BED
Lighter +20%#3C7CE8
Lighter +10%#1960D8
Darker −10%#0F387C
Darker −20%#09234F
Darker −30%#040F21
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0047BE
Less saturated −25%#2C5292

Channel breakdown

R20
G76
B170
Red20 (7.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue217.6°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 4C · B AA

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