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#14124F Color

#14124F is rgb(20, 18, 79) in RGB, hsl(242, 63%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 77%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sapphire Navy (#082567), visibly different at ΔE 10.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14124F
HEX#14124F
RGBrgb(20, 18, 79)
HSLhsl(242, 63%, 19%)
HSVhsv(242, 77%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 77%, 0%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(23.5% 0.107 275.7)
LABlab(9.51% 19.07 -37.85)
LCHlch(9.51% 42.39 296.74)

What #14124F 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 #14124F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#14124F Channel Values

How #14124F 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 18 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 63% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 77% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.08:1 vs white · 1.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14124F 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 text17.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14124F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14124F; 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 #14124F

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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How #14124F 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#14124F
Protanopia#12124F
Protanomaly#13124F
Deuteranopia#13134F
Deuteranomaly#13124F
Tritanopia#002121
Tritanomaly#051C39
Achromatopsia#1C1C1C

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Using #14124F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-14124f: #14124F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14124F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14124f': '#14124F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.071, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_14124f">#14124F</color>
SVG fillfill="#14124F"

More Blue Colors

#14124F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14124F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14124F?

#14124F is a darkest blue — rgb(20, 18, 79) in RGB and hsl(242, 63%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sapphire Navy (#082567), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.5.

What is the RGB value of #14124F?

#14124F is rgb(20, 18, 79) — red 20, green 18, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14124F?

#14124F converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 77%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14124F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14124F scores 17.08:1 against white and 1.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14124F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14124F 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 15.72, which is visibly different.

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