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#1420CC Color

#1420CC is rgb(20, 32, 204) in RGB, hsl(236, 82%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(90%, 84%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), visibly different at ΔE 10.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1420CC
HEX#1420CC
RGBrgb(20, 32, 204)
HSLhsl(236, 82%, 44%)
HSVhsv(236, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 84%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(40.6% 0.248 266.4)
LABlab(26.31% 48.57 -88.34)
LCHlch(26.31% 100.81 298.80)

What #1420CC 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 #1420CC, 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.

#1420CC Channel Values

How #1420CC 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 32 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 82% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 90% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.96:1 vs white · 2.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1420CC 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 text9.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1420CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1420CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1420CC; 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 #1420CC

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 #1420CC.

How #1420CC 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#1420CC
Protanopia#1E1ECC
Protanomaly#1B1FCC
Deuteranopia#1D1DCC
Deuteranomaly#191ECC
Tritanopia#005454
Tritanomaly#004594
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1420CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1420cc: #1420CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1420CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1420cc': '#1420CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.125, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_1420cc">#1420CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#1420CC"

More Blue Colors

#1420CC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1420CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1420CC?

#1420CC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(20, 32, 204) in RGB and hsl(236, 82%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.38.

What is the RGB value of #1420CC?

#1420CC is rgb(20, 32, 204) — red 20, green 32, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1420CC?

#1420CC converts to approximately cmyk(90%, 84%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1420CC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1420CC scores 9.96:1 against white and 2.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1420CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1420CC 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 12.07, which is visibly different.

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