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#141EA9 Color

#141EA9 is rgb(20, 30, 169) in RGB, hsl(236, 79%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 82%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue (Pantone) (#0018A8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#141EA9
HEX#141EA9
RGBrgb(20, 30, 169)
HSLhsl(236, 79%, 37%)
HSVhsv(236, 88%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 82%, 0%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(36.1% 0.211 267.3)
LABlab(21.91% 39.88 -74.91)
LCHlch(21.91% 84.86 298.03)

What #141EA9 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 #141EA9, 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.

#141EA9 Channel Values

How #141EA9 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 30 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 79% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 88% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 82% · Y 0% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.74:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #141EA9 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 text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #141EA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #141EA9; 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 #141EA9

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 #141EA9.

How #141EA9 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#141EA9
Protanopia#1D1DA9
Protanomaly#191DA9
Deuteranopia#1B1BA9
Deuteranomaly#181CA9
Tritanopia#004646
Tritanomaly#003A7A
Achromatopsia#383838

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Using #141EA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-141ea9: #141EA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #141EA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-141ea9': '#141EA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.118, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_141ea9">#141EA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#141EA9"

More Blue Colors

#141EA9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#141EA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #141EA9?

#141EA9 is a dark blue — rgb(20, 30, 169) in RGB and hsl(236, 79%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue (Pantone) (#0018A8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #141EA9?

#141EA9 is rgb(20, 30, 169) — red 20, green 30, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #141EA9?

#141EA9 converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 82%, 0%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #141EA9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #141EA9 scores 11.74:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #141EA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #141EA9 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 darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.24, which is visibly different.

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