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#145285 Color

#145285 is rgb(20, 82, 133) in RGB, hsl(207, 74%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 38%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Blue (#0E518D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#145285
HEX#145285
RGBrgb(20, 82, 133)
HSLhsl(207, 74%, 30%)
HSVhsv(207, 85%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 38%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(42.8% 0.104 248.5)
LABlab(33.19% -4.35 -34.64)
LCHlch(33.19% 34.91 262.84)

What #145285 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 #145285, 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.

#145285 Channel Values

How #145285 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 82 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 74% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 85% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.15:1 vs white · 2.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #145285 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 text8.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #145285

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #145285; 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 #145285

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 #145285.

How #145285 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#145285
Protanopia#4B4B85
Protanomaly#3C4E85
Deuteranopia#454586
Deuteranomaly#374A85
Tritanopia#005A5A
Tritanomaly#00576E
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #145285 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-145285: #145285;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #145285;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-145285': '#145285' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.322, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_145285">#145285</color>
SVG fillfill="#145285"

More Blue Colors

#145285 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#145285 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #145285?

#145285 is a dark blue — rgb(20, 82, 133) in RGB and hsl(207, 74%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Blue (#0E518D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #145285?

#145285 is rgb(20, 82, 133) — red 20, green 82, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #145285?

#145285 converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 38%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #145285 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #145285 scores 8.15:1 against white and 2.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #145285 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #145285 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 19.3, which is visibly different.

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