#142A43 — RGB(20,42,67) | Very Dark Blue Hex Color

Color specimenNo. 01321539

#142A43

Very Dark Blue

A deterministic reference card for #142A43. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.

RGB: 20, 42, 67
HSL: 212°, 54%, 17%
Text: White on top

01 · Developer snippets

Every framework, one click away.

Copy this color into any codebase without leaving the page. Snippets are generated from the hex — never from a stale CSV.

02 · Conversions

All representations of this value.

Same color, seven encodings. Each one is click-to-copy.

03 · Nearest matches

Closest named color in every major design system.

Perceptual distance in weighted-RGB space. Click any card to explore that color next.

Tailwind CSS

slate 800

#1E293B

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Material Design

blue gray 900

#263238

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CSS Named Color

midnightblue

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04 · Accessibility

WCAG contrast against white and black.

Does this color work as text, or only as background? Here's the data.

On white

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #142A43 as the text color.

14.56:1

AA passAAA passLarge pass

Rating · AAA

On black

The quick brown fox

Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #142A43 as the text color.

1.44:1

AA failAAA failLarge fail

Rating · Fail

Recommendation

When using #142A43 as a background, pair it with #ffffff text for the best WCAG contrast.

Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.

05 · In context

How this color looks in real UI.

No lorem ipsum — real dashboard, button, and tag patterns with auto-contrast text.

Dashboard · card

live

Monthly revenue

$148,204

▲ 12.4% vs last month

Goal · 68%Target $220K

Buttons

Tags & badges

SolidSubtleOutlinedv2.1.0· beta

As background

Headlines in black.

#000 · 1.44:1

Headlines in white.

#FFF · 14.56:1

Auto-contrast picks #ffffff

As text · on dark UI

Text over dark UI with #142A43.

Useful for links, stats, and emphasis — check the accessibility section above for contrast ratings.

06 · Shades & tints

Darker, and lighter.

Each step is a full color page — explore the ramp in both directions.

Tints — toward white

9 steps · click to open

#142a43 #204269 #2f5e93 #3c76b9 #6293cb #89add7 #b0c8e3 #dae5f1 #ffffff

Shades — toward black

9 steps · click to open

#142a43 #12253b #0f2033 #0d1b2b #0b1623 #070f18 #050a10 #020508 #000000

07 · Color schemes

Harmonies built from this hue.

Derived by rotating the HSL wheel. Good starting points for a full palette.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the wheel.

2 colors

#142a43 #432d14

Analogous

Three adjacent hues — soft and cohesive.

3 colors

#144143 #142a43 #161443

Triadic

Three colors, 120° apart — balanced and vibrant.

3 colors

#142a43 #43142a #2a4314

Split-complementary

Base plus the two colors adjacent to its complement.

3 colors

#142a43 #431614 #414314

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle — rich and bold.

4 colors

#142a43 #2d1443 #432d14 #2a4314

08 · About this color

#142A43 at a glance

#142A43 reads as a Very Dark Blue. Red 20, green 42, blue 67. In HSL that's 212° hue, 54% saturation, 17% lightness.