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#14052E Color

#14052E is rgb(20, 5, 46) in RGB, hsl(262, 80%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 89%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), visibly different at ΔE 13.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14052E
HEX#14052E
RGBrgb(20, 5, 46)
HSLhsl(262, 80%, 10%)
HSVhsv(262, 89%, 18%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 89%, 0%, 82%)
OKLCHoklch(17.5% 0.078 294.2)
LABlab(3.88% 13.72 -23.36)
LCHlch(3.88% 27.09 300.42)

What #14052E 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 #14052E, 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.

#14052E Channel Values

How #14052E 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 5 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 80% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 89% · V 18%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 82%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.25:1 vs white · 1.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14052E 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 text19.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14052E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14052E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #14052E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14052E.

How #14052E 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#14052E
Protanopia#08082E
Protanomaly#0E072E
Deuteranopia#0B0B2E
Deuteranomaly#0F092E
Tritanopia#0C0F0F
Tritanomaly#100B1F
Achromatopsia#0E0E0E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14052E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14052e: #14052E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14052E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14052e': '#14052E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.020, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_14052e">#14052E</color>
SVG fillfill="#14052E"

More Purple Colors

#14052E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14052E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14052E?

#14052E is a darkest purple — rgb(20, 5, 46) in RGB and hsl(262, 80%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.83.

What is the RGB value of #14052E?

#14052E is rgb(20, 5, 46) — red 20, green 5, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14052E?

#14052E converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 89%, 0%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14052E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14052E scores 19.25:1 against white and 1.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14052E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14052E 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 27.37, which is a different colour altogether.

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