What color is #140026?

#140026 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140026?

The RGB value is 20, 0, 38: 20 red, 0 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140026?

The complementary color is #122600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140026?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140026 color

#140026 rgb(20, 0, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #140026 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 0% green and 14.9% blue (20, 0, 38).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.85:1).

#140026 color codes

HEX	`#140026`
RGB	`rgb(20, 0, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 0%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 100%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.61, 14.91, -19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.61, 24.45, 307.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.638, 0.289, 1.855)`
Decimal	`1310758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140026, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #140026	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140026 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #140026 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140026; }
.text { color: #140026; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140026; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 0 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140026, #260025); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140026?: #140026 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140026?: The RGB value is 20, 0, 38: 20 red, 0 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140026?: The complementary color is #122600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140026?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.