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Recognised as Colour

#14518A

  • #14518A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#14518A is a blue with RGB values 20, 81, 138 and HSL 209°, 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

#14518A#14518A
HEX#14518A
RGBrgb(20, 81, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.3176, 0.5412
RGB percentages7.8%, 31.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(209, 74.7%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 85.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK85.5%, 41.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,331,594
CSS custom property--colour: #14518A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#EBAE75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#35558Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#214A89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005F66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Light slate grey · ΔE 34.5Midnight blue · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A4D14
Analogous#148A88, #14168A
Triadic#8A1451, #518A14
Split complementary#8A1416, #8A8814
Tetradic#88148A, #8A4D14, #168A14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7EB7EC
Lighter +30%#519EE6
Lighter +20%#2585DF
Lighter +10%#1A6BB7
Darker −10%#0E375D
Darker −20%#071D31
Darker −30%#010304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00529E
Less saturated −25%#285076

Channel breakdown

R20
G81
B138
Red20 (7.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue208.98°
Saturation (HSL)74.68%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 51 · B 8A

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