#18143D Color

#18143D is rgb(24, 20, 61) in RGB, hsl(246, 51%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 67%, 0%, 76%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Space Cadet (#1D2951), visibly different at ΔE 10.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18143D

HEX#18143D

RGBrgb(24, 20, 61)

HSLhsl(246, 51%, 16%)

HSVhsv(246, 67%, 24%)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 67%, 0%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(22.4% 0.076 282.8)

LABlab(8.89% 12.80 -26.26)

LCHlch(8.89% 29.21 295.98)

What #18143D 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 #18143D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 10.91 Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 11.53 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 11.6 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 11.73 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 14.01 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 14.14

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#18143D Channel Values

How #18143D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 24 · G 20 · B 61	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 246° · S 51% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 246° · S 67% · V 24%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 61% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 76%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.41:1 vs white · 1.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18143D 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 text17.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #18143D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18143D; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #18143D

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 #18143D.

How #18143D 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#18143D

Protanopia#15153D

Protanomaly#16143D

Deuteranopia#15153D

Deuteranomaly#16153D

Tritanopia#0D1D1D

Tritanomaly#12192D

Achromatopsia#1A1A1A

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Using #18143D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18143d: #18143D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18143D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18143d': '#18143D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.078, blue: 0.239)

Android XML<color name="color_18143d">#18143D</color>

SVG fillfill="#18143D"

More Blue Colors

#18143D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#18143D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18143D?

#18143D is a darkest blue — rgb(24, 20, 61) in RGB and hsl(246, 51%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.91.

What is the RGB value of #18143D?

#18143D is rgb(24, 20, 61) — red 24, green 20, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18143D?

#18143D converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 67%, 0%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18143D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #18143D scores 17.41:1 against white and 1.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18143D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18143D 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 28.35, which is a different colour altogether.

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