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Recognised as Colour

#868EA0

  • #868EA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#868EA0 is a blue with RGB values 134, 142, 160 and HSL 222°, 12%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#868EA0#868EA0
HEX#868EA0
RGBrgb(134, 142, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5569, 0.6275
RGB percentages52.5%, 55.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(221.5, 12%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 16.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK16.2%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,818,336
CSS custom property--colour: #868EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#79715F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898FA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#868DA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#809194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.5Slate grey · ΔE 6.8Gray · ΔE 11.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.7Dim grey · ΔE 17.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.45, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09886
Analogous#869BA0, #8B86A0
Triadic#A0868E, #8EA086
Split complementary#A08B86, #9BA086
Tetradic#A0869B, #A09886, #86A08B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FA
Lighter +30%#DCDEE3
Lighter +20%#BFC3CD
Lighter +10%#A3A9B6
Darker −10%#6B7488
Darker −20%#545C6C
Darker −30%#3E434F
Darker −40%#282B32
More saturated +25%#6B84BB
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R134
G142
B160
Red134 (52.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)12.04%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8E · B A0

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