Colour

#14508B

#14508B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#14508B is a blue with RGB values 20, 80, 139 and HSL 210°, 75%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#14508B

RGBrgb(20, 80, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.3137, 0.5451

RGB percentages7.8%, 31.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(209.7, 74.8%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 85.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK85.6%, 42.4%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,331,339

CSS custom property--colour: #14508B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#EBAF74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#33548Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E4A8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#005E66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31 Slate grey · ΔE 34.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B4F14

Analogous#148B8A, #14158B

Triadic#8B1450, #508B14

Split complementary#8B1415, #8B8B14

Tetradic#8A148B, #8B4F14, #158B14

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7EB6ED

Lighter +30%#529DE6

Lighter +20%#2583E0

Lighter +10%#1A6AB8

Darker −10%#0E365E

Darker −20%#071D32

Darker −30%#010305

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00509F

Less saturated −25%#285077

Channel breakdown

R20

G80

B139

Red20 (7.8%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue209.75°

Saturation (HSL)74.84%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 14 · G 50 · B 8B

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Colour values

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