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Recognised as Colour

#868ACF

  • #868ACF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#868ACF is a blue with RGB values 134, 138, 207 and HSL 237°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#868ACF#868ACF
HEX#868ACF
RGBrgb(134, 138, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5412, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.5%, 54.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(236.7, 43.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 35.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,817,359
CSS custom property--colour: #868ACF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#797530

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7492D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#718DCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7297A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCB86
Analogous#86AFCF, #A786CF
Triadic#CF868A, #8ACF86
Split complementary#CFA786, #AFCF86
Tetradic#CF86AF, #CFCB86, #86CFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F4FA
Lighter +20%#CFD1EC
Lighter +10%#ABADDD
Darker −10%#6167C1
Darker −20%#444AAB
Darker −30%#353A87
Darker −40%#272A62
More saturated +25%#7177E4
Less saturated −25%#9B9DBA

Channel breakdown

R134
G138
B207
Red134 (52.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue236.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.2%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8A · B CF

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