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Recognised as Colour

#868FC7

  • #868FC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#868FC7 is a blue with RGB values 134, 143, 199 and HSL 232°, 37%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#868FC7#868FC7
HEX#868FC7
RGBrgb(134, 143, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5608, 0.7804
RGB percentages52.5%, 56.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(231.7, 36.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 32.7%, 78%)
CMYK32.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,818,631
CSS custom property--colour: #868FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#797038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E95C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A90C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#749AA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.7Plum · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7BE86
Analogous#86AFC7, #9E86C7
Triadic#C7868F, #8FC786
Split complementary#C79E86, #AFC786
Tetradic#C786AF, #C7BE86, #86C79E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF0F7
Lighter +20%#CCD0E7
Lighter +10%#A9AFD7
Darker −10%#636FB7
Darker −20%#49559E
Darker −30%#39427B
Darker −40%#292F58
More saturated +25%#707FDD
Less saturated −25%#9C9FB1

Channel breakdown

R134
G143
B199
Red134 (52.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue231.69°
Saturation (HSL)36.72%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 8F · B C7

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