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Recognised as Colour

#8686CD

  • #8686CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8686CD is a blue with RGB values 134, 134, 205 and HSL 240°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8686CD#8686CD
HEX#8686CD
RGBrgb(134, 134, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5255, 0.8039
RGB percentages52.5%, 52.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240, 41.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 34.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,816,333
CSS custom property--colour: #8686CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#797932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#708FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7393A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCD86
Analogous#86AACD, #AA86CD
Triadic#CD8686, #86CD86
Split complementary#CDAA86, #AACD86
Tetradic#CD86AA, #CDCD86, #86CDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F2FA
Lighter +20%#CECEEB
Lighter +10%#AAAADC
Darker −10%#6262BE
Darker −20%#4545A8
Darker −30%#363684
Darker −40%#272760
More saturated +25%#7171E2
Less saturated −25%#9B9BB8

Channel breakdown

R134
G134
B205
Red134 (52.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)41.52%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 86 · B CD

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