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#140e28 color: Corbeau

#140e28 is rgb(20, 14, 40) in RGB and oklch(18.791% 0.05119 291.304) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

18.8%
0.051
291°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • slate-900
  • Black 84%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
18.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.12:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #140e28

#140e28 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 18.8% lightness, 0.051 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast and black text 1.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-900.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #140e28 mixed with white

  1. 140e28
  2. 26223b
  3. 3b374f
  4. 504d63
  5. 676478
  6. 7e7c8d
  7. 9695a3
  8. b0aeb9
  9. c9c9d0
  10. e4e4e7

Darker: #140e28 mixed with black

  1. 140e28
  2. 100b21
  3. 0c071b
  4. 080515
  5. 05030f
  6. 030209
  7. 010104
  8. 010002
  9. 000001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #140e28 with less saturation

  1. 140e28
  2. 140f26
  3. 140f24
  4. 141022
  5. 131120
  6. 13111e
  7. 13121c
  8. 13121a
  9. 131318
  10. 131315

Questions about #140e28

What color is #140e28?

#140e28 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Corbeau. In RGB it is rgb(20, 14, 40), in HSL hsl(253.85, 48.15%, 10.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(18.791% 0.05119 291.304).

What colors go well with #140e28?

The complementary color of #140e28 is #151500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #06122a and #1d0a21. The triadic partners are #240b00 and #001a10.

Is white or black text more readable on #140e28?

White text reads better on #140e28: white gives a contrast ratio of 18.7:1 and black gives 1.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #140e28 a warm or cool color?

#140e28 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 18.8% and its chroma 0.051.