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Colour

#8686FF

  • #8686FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8686FF is a blue with RGB values 134, 134, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8686FF#8686FF
HEX#8686FF
RGBrgb(134, 134, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5255, 1
RGB percentages52.5%, 52.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK47.5%, 47.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,816,383
CSS custom property--colour: #8686FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#797900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5198FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#488FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5AA0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Royal blue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFF86
Analogous#86C3FF, #C386FF
Triadic#FF8686, #86FF86
Split complementary#FFC386, #C3FF86
Tetradic#FF86C3, #FFFF86, #86FFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECECFF
Lighter +10%#B9B9FF
Darker −10%#5353FF
Darker −20%#2020FF
Darker −30%#0000EC
Darker −40%#0000B9
More saturated +25%#8686FF
Less saturated −25%#9595F0

Channel breakdown

R134
G134
B255
Red134 (52.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 86 · B FF

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