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Recognised as Colour

#866AEF

  • #866AEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#866AEF is a blue with RGB values 134, 106, 239 and HSL 253°, 81%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#866AEF#866AEF
HEX#866AEF
RGBrgb(134, 106, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.4157, 0.9373
RGB percentages52.5%, 41.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(252.6, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK43.9%, 55.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,809,199
CSS custom property--colour: #866AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#799510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B83F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#217DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6687A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 2.7Slate blue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 2.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3EF6A
Analogous#6A91EF, #C96AEF
Triadic#EF866A, #6AEF86
Split complementary#EFC96A, #91EF6A
Tetradic#EF6A90, #D3EF6A, #6AEFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F4FE
Lighter +20%#D1C6F9
Lighter +10%#AB98F4
Darker −10%#613CEA
Darker −20%#4118DB
Darker −30%#3313AD
Darker −40%#260E7F
More saturated +25%#7D5AFF
Less saturated −25%#927FDA

Channel breakdown

R134
G106
B239
Red134 (52.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue252.63°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 6A · B EF

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