What color is #14417B?

#14417B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #14417B?

The RGB value is 20, 65, 123: 20 red, 65 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #14417B?

The complementary color is #7B4E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #14417B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#14417B color

#14417B rgb(20, 65, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #14417B is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 25.5% green and 48.2% blue (20, 65, 123).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 72% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#14417B color codes

HEX	`#14417B`
RGB	`rgb(20, 65, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 25.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 72%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 84%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 47%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.73, 7.81, -37.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.73, 38.08, 281.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.753, 5.359, 19.466)`
Decimal	`1327483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #14417B, 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 #14417B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#14417B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #14417B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #14417b; }
.text { color: #14417b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14417b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 65 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #14417b, #1b147b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #14417B?: #14417B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #14417B?: The RGB value is 20, 65, 123: 20 red, 65 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #14417B?: The complementary color is #7B4E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #14417B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.