#140917

Color #140917

A moderately saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#140917

RGB

rgb(20, 9, 23)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 43.8%, 6.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 60.9%, 9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 60.9%, 0%, 91%)

LAB

lab(3.67, 6.35, -5.98)

LCH

lch(3.67, 8.72, 316.72)

OKLCH

oklch(16.3%, 0.0332, 318.91)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 3.5%, 91%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c1709

Analogous

#0d0917

#140917

#170913

Triadic

#140917

#171409

#091714

Split-complementary

#140917

#131709

#09170d

Tetradic

#140917

#17090c

#0c1709

#091714

Square

#140917

#170d09

#0c1709

#091317

Shades

Color #140917 mixed toward black.

#110813

#0d060f

#0a050c

#070308

#030204

Tints

Color #140917 mixed toward white.

#461f50

#78368a

#a553bc

#c38cd2

#e1c6e9

Tones

Color #140917 mixed toward gray.

#130a16

#130b15

#120d14

#110e12

#110f11

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.08:1

White text reads better on this background (19.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#101014 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#111114 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#141211 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#0d0d0d · ΔE 9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #140917;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#140917]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#140917 (#140917) is rgb(20, 9, 23) in RGB.

No, #140917 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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