What color is #140A5D?

#140A5D is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #140A5D?

The RGB value is 20, 10, 93: 20 red, 10 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #140A5D?

The complementary color is #535D0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #140A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#140A5D color

#140A5D rgb(20, 10, 93)

Shades of black

The hex color #140A5D is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 3.9% green and 36.5% blue (20, 10, 93).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 81% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Space Colonisation (#150F5B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#140A5D color codes

HEX	`#140A5D`
RGB	`rgb(20, 10, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 3.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 81%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 89%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 89%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.23, 33.07, -46.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.23, 56.94, 305.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.372, 1.156, 10.452)`
Decimal	`1313373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #140A5D, 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 #140A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#140A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #140A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #140a5d; }
.text { color: #140a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 10 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #140a5d, #3d0a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #140A5D?: #140A5D is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #140A5D?: The RGB value is 20, 10, 93: 20 red, 10 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #140A5D?: The complementary color is #535D0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #140A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.