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Colour

#868D98

  • #868D98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#868D98 is a blue with RGB values 134, 141, 152 and HSL 217°, 8%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#868D98#868D98
HEX#868D98
RGBrgb(134, 141, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5529, 0.5961
RGB percentages52.5%, 55.3%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 8%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 11.8%, 59.6%)
CMYK11.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,818,072
CSS custom property--colour: #868D98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#797267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A8D99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#888C98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#828F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.4Slate grey · ΔE 7Gray · ΔE 8.3Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Dim grey · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#989186
Analogous#869698, #888698
Triadic#98868D, #8D9886
Split complementary#988886, #969886
Tetradic#988696, #989186, #869888

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F5F6
Lighter +30%#D9DBDE
Lighter +20%#BDC1C7
Lighter +10%#A2A7AF
Darker −10%#6C737F
Darker −20%#555A63
Darker −30%#3D4148
Darker −40%#26282C
More saturated +25%#6A87B4
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R134
G141
B152
Red134 (52.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)8.04%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8D · B 98

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