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Recognised as Colour

#868EE2

  • #868EE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#868EE2 is a blue with RGB values 134, 142, 226 and HSL 235°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#868EE2#868EE2
HEX#868EE2
RGBrgb(134, 142, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5569, 0.8863
RGB percentages52.5%, 55.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(234.8, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK40.7%, 37.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,818,402
CSS custom property--colour: #868EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#79711D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7198E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B91E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#699FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DA86
Analogous#86BCE2, #AC86E2
Triadic#E2868E, #8EE286
Split complementary#E2AC86, #BCE286
Tetradic#E286BC, #E2DA86, #86E2AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DBF6
Lighter +10%#AFB4EC
Darker −10%#5D68D8
Darker −20%#3441CE
Darker −30%#2833A7
Darker −40%#1E267E
More saturated +25%#737FF5
Less saturated −25%#999DCF

Channel breakdown

R134
G142
B226
Red134 (52.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue234.78°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8E · B E2

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