#140023#140023

#140023 is a very dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.003; OKLCH L 15.0% C 0.077 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 19.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#140023
RGB	rgb(20, 0, 35)
HSL	hsl(274, 100%, 7%)
HSV	hsv(274, 100%, 14%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 100%, 0%, 86.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(2.44, 13.73, -17.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(2.44, 22.09, 308.42°)
OKLab	oklab(14.98% 0.047 -0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(14.98% 0.077 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(0.5918, 0.2701, 1.6107)
Luminance	0.0027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#140023 #0F2300

analogous

#030023 #140023 #230021

triadic

#140023 #231400 #002314

tetradic

#140023 #230300 #0F2300 #002123

square

#140023 #230300 #0F2300 #002123

split-complementary

#140023 #212300 #002303

monochromatic

#11001F #11001F #140023 #370060 #5A009D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

19.92

#140023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.05

#140023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #140023

19.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##140023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##140023	1.00	19.92	1.05	19.92
#FFFFFF	19.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	19.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#000824

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#000922

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#110610

Achromatopsia (no color)

#090909

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #140023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(20, 0, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(15.0% 0.077 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#51465e',
    500: '#140023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #140023;
$custom-light: #51465e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#140023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 20,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 6.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.14978,
    "c": 0.07664,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#140023

secondary

#396C13

accent

#FF2985

background

#F4F3F5

surface

#E7E5E9

border

#C3C1C5

text

#020004

muted

#787779

Preview Lab

Preview with #140023

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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