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#140a2e color: Soft very dark violet

#140a2e is rgb(20, 10, 46) in RGB and oklch(18.496% 0.06848 290.962) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

18.5%
0.068
291°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • slate-900
  • Black 82%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.11:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #140a2e

#140a2e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 18.5% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.87:1 contrast and black text 1.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-900.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #140a2e mixed with white

  1. 140a2e
  2. 261f41
  3. 3a3554
  4. 4f4b68
  5. 66637d
  6. 7e7b91
  7. 9694a7
  8. afaebc
  9. c9c8d2
  10. e4e3e8

Darker: #140a2e mixed with black

  1. 140a2e
  2. 100727
  3. 0c051f
  4. 080318
  5. 050212
  6. 03010b
  7. 010106
  8. 010002
  9. 000001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #140a2e with less saturation

  1. 140a2e
  2. 140b2b
  3. 130d29
  4. 130e26
  5. 130f23
  6. 131021
  7. 13101e
  8. 13111b
  9. 131218
  10. 131216

Questions about #140a2e

What color is #140a2e?

#140a2e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Soft very dark violet. In RGB it is rgb(20, 10, 46), in HSL hsl(256.67, 64.29%, 10.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(18.496% 0.06848 290.962).

What colors go well with #140a2e?

The complementary color of #140a2e is #141400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #021030 and #200525. The triadic partners are #280500 and #001a0f.

Is white or black text more readable on #140a2e?

White text reads better on #140a2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 and black gives 1.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #140a2e a warm or cool color?

#140a2e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 18.5% and its chroma 0.068.