What color is #140430?

#140430 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140430?

The RGB value is 20, 4, 48: 20 red, 4 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140430?

The complementary color is #203004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140430 color

#140430 rgb(20, 4, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #140430 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 1.6% green and 18.8% blue (20, 4, 48).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 85% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#140430 color codes

HEX	`#140430`
RGB	`rgb(20, 4, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 1.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 85%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 92%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 92%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.06, 17.96, -24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.06, 30.55, 306)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.865, 0.449, 2.837)`
Decimal	`1311792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140430, 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 #140430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #140430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140430; }
.text { color: #140430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 4 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140430, #2a0430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #140430?: #140430 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140430?: The RGB value is 20, 4, 48: 20 red, 4 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140430?: The complementary color is #203004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.