Palettes / Colors / #145490

#145490 — Blue

#145490 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

#145490 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #905014; it also sits naturally between #14908E and #141690. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 33% · Blue 56%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 44%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #145490

.text { color: #145490; }
.background { background-color: #145490; }
.border { border: 3px solid #145490; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 84, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 76%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #145490; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 84, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #145490; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 84, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#145490">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#145490">Div content here</div>

Shades of #145490

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Tones of #145490

Color harmonies

Complementary — #905014:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #145490: #FFFFFF.

How #145490 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #145490 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #145490?

#145490 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 84, 144). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #145490?

#145490 is RGB 20, 84, 144 — HSL 209°, 76%, 32% — CMYK 86%, 42%, 0%, 44%.

What colors go with #145490?

Its complement is #905014; analogous partners are #14908E and #141690. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #145490 for text?

White text on #145490 has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.70:1.