Recognised as Colour

#8686EA

#8686EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8686EA is a blue with RGB values 134, 134, 234 and HSL 240°, 70%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8686EA#8686EA

HEX#8686EA

RGBrgb(134, 134, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5255, 0.9176

RGB percentages52.5%, 52.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(240, 70.4%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 42.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK42.7%, 42.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,816,362

CSS custom property--colour: #8686EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#797915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6194EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B8DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#669AADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7 Royal blue · ΔE 19 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EAEA86

Analogous#86B8EA, #B886EA

Triadic#EA8686, #86EA86

Split complementary#EAB886, #B8EA86

Tetradic#EA86B8, #EAEA86, #86EAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DDDDF9

Lighter +10%#B1B1F2

Darker −10%#5B5BE2

Darker −20%#2F2FDB

Darker −30%#2020B7

Darker −40%#18188C

More saturated +25%#7474FC

Less saturated −25%#9898D8

Channel breakdown

R134

G134

B234

Red134 (52.5%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)70.42%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 86 · B EA

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Colour values

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