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Recognised as Colour

#868BA0

  • #868BA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#868BA0 is a blue with RGB values 134, 139, 160 and HSL 228°, 12%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#868BA0#868BA0
HEX#868BA0
RGBrgb(134, 139, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5451, 0.6275
RGB percentages52.5%, 54.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(228.5, 12%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 16.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK16.2%, 13.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,817,568
CSS custom property--colour: #868BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#79745F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#848B9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#808F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.4Slate grey · ΔE 7.2Gray · ΔE 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Dim grey · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09B86
Analogous#8698A0, #8E86A0
Triadic#A0868B, #8BA086
Split complementary#A08E86, #98A086
Tetradic#A08698, #A09B86, #86A08E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FA
Lighter +30%#DCDDE3
Lighter +20%#BFC2CD
Lighter +10%#A3A6B6
Darker −10%#6B7088
Darker −20%#54596C
Darker −30%#3E414F
Darker −40%#282A32
More saturated +25%#6B7ABB
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R134
G139
B160
Red134 (52.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue228.46°
Saturation (HSL)12.04%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8B · B A0

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