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#14031C Color

#14031C is rgb(20, 3, 28) in RGB, hsl(281, 81%, 6%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 89%, 0%, 89%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 12.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14031C
HEX#14031C
RGBrgb(20, 3, 28)
HSLhsl(281, 81%, 6%)
HSVhsv(281, 89%, 11%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 89%, 0%, 89%)
OKLCHoklch(15.1% 0.058 314.2)
LABlab(2.63% 9.10 -11.36)
LCHlch(2.63% 14.55 308.70)

What #14031C 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 #14031C, 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.

#14031C Channel Values

How #14031C 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 3 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 81% · L 6%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 89% · V 11%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 89%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.82:1 vs white · 1.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14031C 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 text19.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #14031C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #14031C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14031C; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #14031C

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 #14031C.

How #14031C 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#14031C
Protanopia#06061C
Protanomaly#0D051C
Deuteranopia#0A0A1C
Deuteranomaly#0E071C
Tritanopia#110707
Tritanomaly#120612
Achromatopsia#0A0A0A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14031C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14031c: #14031C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14031C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14031c': '#14031C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.012, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_14031c">#14031C</color>
SVG fillfill="#14031C"

More Purple Colors

#14031C sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14031C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14031C?

#14031C is a darkest purple — rgb(20, 3, 28) in RGB and hsl(281, 81%, 6%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.48.

What is the RGB value of #14031C?

#14031C is rgb(20, 3, 28) — red 20, green 3, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14031C?

#14031C converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 89%, 0%, 89%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14031C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14031C scores 19.82:1 against white and 1.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14031C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14031C 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.79, which is visibly different.

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