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Recognised as Colour

#8686DD

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

#8686DD is a blue with RGB values 134, 134, 221 and HSL 240°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8686DD#8686DD
HEX#8686DD
RGBrgb(134, 134, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5255, 0.8667
RGB percentages52.5%, 52.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(240, 56.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 39.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 39.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,816,349
CSS custom property--colour: #8686DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#797922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6892E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#648CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6D97A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDDD86
Analogous#86B2DD, #B286DD
Triadic#DD8686, #86DD86
Split complementary#DDB286, #B2DD86
Tetradic#DD86B2, #DDDD86, #86DDB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#D6D6F3
Lighter +10%#AEAEE8
Darker −10%#5E5ED2
Darker −20%#3737C6
Darker −30%#2C2C9E
Darker −40%#212176
More saturated +25%#7373F0
Less saturated −25%#9999CA

Channel breakdown

R134
G134
B221
Red134 (52.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)56.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 86 · B DD

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