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Recognised as Colour

#868BCA

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

#868BCA is a blue with RGB values 134, 139, 202 and HSL 236°, 39%, 66%. 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

#868BCA#868BCA
HEX#868BCA
RGBrgb(134, 139, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5451, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.5%, 54.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(235.6, 39.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 33.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.7%, 31.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,817,610
CSS custom property--colour: #868BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#797435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7892CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#748DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7497A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC586
Analogous#86ADCA, #A386CA
Triadic#CA868B, #8BCA86
Split complementary#CAA386, #ADCA86
Tetradic#CA86AD, #CAC586, #86CAA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F1F9
Lighter +20%#CDCFE9
Lighter +10%#A9ADDA
Darker −10%#6369BA
Darker −20%#474EA3
Darker −30%#383D7F
Darker −40%#282C5C
More saturated +25%#7078E0
Less saturated −25%#9C9EB4

Channel breakdown

R134
G139
B202
Red134 (52.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue235.59°
Saturation (HSL)39.08%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8B · B CA

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