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Recognised as Colour

#868EFF

  • #868EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#868EFF is a blue with RGB values 134, 142, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#868EFF#868EFF
HEX#868EFF
RGBrgb(134, 142, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5569, 1
RGB percentages52.5%, 55.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(236, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK47.5%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,818,431
CSS custom property--colour: #868EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#797100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#609DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5694FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#59A6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF786
Analogous#86CBFF, #BA86FF
Triadic#FF868E, #8EFF86
Split complementary#FFBB86, #CBFF86
Tetradic#FF86CB, #FFF786, #86FFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEDFF
Lighter +10%#B9BEFF
Darker −10%#535EFF
Darker −20%#202FFF
Darker −30%#0010EC
Darker −40%#000CB9
More saturated +25%#868EFF
Less saturated −25%#959BF0

Channel breakdown

R134
G142
B255
Red134 (52.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue236.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8E · B FF

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