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Recognised as Colour

#868EC3

  • #868EC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#868EC3 is a blue with RGB values 134, 142, 195 and HSL 232°, 34%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#868EC3#868EC3
HEX#868EC3
RGBrgb(134, 142, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5569, 0.7647
RGB percentages52.5%, 55.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(232.1, 33.7%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 31.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK31.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,818,371
CSS custom property--colour: #868EC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#79713C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E94C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8FC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7698A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3BB86
Analogous#86ACC3, #9D86C3
Triadic#C3868E, #8EC386
Split complementary#C39C86, #ADC386
Tetradic#C386AC, #C3BB86, #86C39C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEEF6
Lighter +20%#CACEE5
Lighter +10%#A8AED4
Darker −10%#646EB2
Darker −20%#4B5598
Darker −30%#3A4276
Darker −40%#292F54
More saturated +25%#6F7DDA
Less saturated −25%#9D9FAC

Channel breakdown

R134
G142
B195
Red134 (52.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue232.13°
Saturation (HSL)33.7%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8E · B C3

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