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#14074A Color

#14074A is rgb(20, 7, 74) in RGB, hsl(252, 83%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 13.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14074A
HEX#14074A
RGBrgb(20, 7, 74)
HSLhsl(252, 83%, 16%)
HSVhsv(252, 91%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(21.2% 0.113 279.9)
LABlab(6.53% 23.88 -39.29)
LCHlch(6.53% 45.98 301.29)

What #14074A 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 #14074A, 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 blue in the library.

#14074A Channel Values

How #14074A 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 7 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 83% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 91% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.12:1 vs white · 1.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14074A 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 text18.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14074A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14074A; 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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Tints & Shades of #14074A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14074A.

How #14074A 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#14074A
Protanopia#0A0A4A
Protanomaly#0E094A
Deuteranopia#0C0C4A
Deuteranomaly#100A4A
Tritanopia#001A1A
Tritanomaly#061433
Achromatopsia#161616

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14074A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14074a: #14074A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14074A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14074a': '#14074A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.027, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_14074a">#14074A</color>
SVG fillfill="#14074A"

More Blue Colors

#14074A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14074A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14074A?

#14074A is a darkest blue — rgb(20, 7, 74) in RGB and hsl(252, 83%, 16%) 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 13.24.

What is the RGB value of #14074A?

#14074A is rgb(20, 7, 74) — red 20, green 7, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14074A?

#14074A converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14074A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14074A scores 18.12:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14074A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14074A 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 14.48, which is visibly different.

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