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#140141 Color

#140141 is rgb(20, 1, 65) in RGB, hsl(258, 97%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 98%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 12.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#140141
HEX#140141
RGBrgb(20, 1, 65)
HSLhsl(258, 97%, 13%)
HSVhsv(258, 98%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 98%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(19.1% 0.109 285)
LABlab(4.50% 23.28 -36.27)
LCHlch(4.50% 43.10 302.69)

What #140141 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #140141, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#140141 Channel Values

How #140141 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 20 · G 1 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 97% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 98% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.91:1 vs white · 1.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #140141 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #140141 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #140141

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #140141; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #140141

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #140141.

How #140141 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#140141
Protanopia#050541
Protanomaly#0C0341
Deuteranopia#080841
Deuteranomaly#0E0541
Tritanopia#011414
Tritanomaly#0A0E2C
Achromatopsia#111111

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #140141 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-140141: #140141;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #140141;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-140141': '#140141' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.004, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_140141">#140141</color>
SVG fillfill="#140141"

More Purple Colors

#140141 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#140141 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #140141?

#140141 is a darkest purple — rgb(20, 1, 65) in RGB and hsl(258, 97%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.43.

What is the RGB value of #140141?

#140141 is rgb(20, 1, 65) — red 20, green 1, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #140141?

#140141 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 98%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #140141 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #140141 scores 18.91:1 against white and 1.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #140141 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #140141 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 18.17, which is visibly different.

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