#140042

Color #140042

A vivid, highly saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 17.34 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#140042

RGB

rgb(20, 0, 66)

HSL

hsl(258.2, 100%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.2, 100%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.7%, 100%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(4.9, 28.63, -36.49)

LCH

lch(4.9, 46.38, 308.12)

OKLCH

oklch(19%, 0.1114, 284.82)

HWB

hwb(258.2, 0%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e4200

Analogous

#000d42

#140042

#350042

Triadic

#140042

#421400

#004214

Split-complementary

#140042

#423500

#0d4200

Tetradic

#140042

#42002e

#2e4200

#004214

Square

#140042

#42000d

#2e4200

#004235

Shades

Color #140042 mixed toward black.

#110037

#0d002c

#0a0021

#070016

#03000b

Tints

Color #140042 mixed toward white.

#2a008c

#4100d6

#6421ff

#986bff

#cbb5ff

Tones

Color #140042 mixed toward gray.

#16053c

#180b37

#1a1031

#1d162c

#1f1b26

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.11:1

White text reads better on this background (18.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0d0d39 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#0e0f37 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#13312f · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#111111 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #140042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#140042]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#140042 (#140042) is rgb(20, 0, 66) in RGB.

No, #140042 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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