What color is #140342?

#140342 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140342?

The RGB value is 20, 3, 66: 20 red, 3 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140342?

The complementary color is #314203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140342 color

#140342 rgb(20, 3, 66)

Shades of black

The hex color #140342 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 1.2% green and 25.9% blue (20, 3, 66).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 91% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Silent Twilight (#0F084B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#140342 color codes

HEX	`#140342`
RGB	`rgb(20, 3, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 1.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 91%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 95%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 95%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.48, 27.1, -35.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.48, 44.68, 307.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.304, 0.607, 5.202)`
Decimal	`1311554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140342, 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 #140342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #140342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140342; }
.text { color: #140342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 3 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140342, #330342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #140342?: #140342 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140342?: The RGB value is 20, 3, 66: 20 red, 3 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140342?: The complementary color is #314203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.