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Recognised as Colour

#20142A

  • #20142A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#20142A is a violet with RGB values 32, 20, 42 and HSL 273°, 35%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#20142A#20142A
HEX#20142A
RGBrgb(32, 20, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.0784, 0.1647
RGB percentages12.5%, 7.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(272.7, 35.5%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 52.4%, 16.5%)
CMYK23.8%, 52.4%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,102,314
CSS custom property--colour: #20142A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.57:1
Contrast with white17.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#DFEBD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F192Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#121929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1F171Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.5Dim grey · ΔE 39.6Midnight blue · ΔE 42.6Slate grey · ΔE 46.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E2A14
Analogous#15142A, #2A1429
Triadic#2A2014, #142A20
Split complementary#292A14, #142A15
Tetradic#2A1514, #1E2A14, #14292A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#895AB0
Lighter +30%#6F4592
Lighter +20%#55356F
Lighter +10%#3A244D
Darker −10%#060407
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#210C32
Less saturated −25%#1F1C22

Channel breakdown

R32
G20
B42
Red32 (12.5%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 14 · B 2A

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