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Colour

#869BDF

  • #869BDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#869BDF is a blue with RGB values 134, 155, 223 and HSL 226°, 58%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#869BDF#869BDF
HEX#869BDF
RGBrgb(134, 155, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6078, 0.8745
RGB percentages52.5%, 60.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(225.8, 58.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 39.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK39.9%, 30.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,821,727
CSS custom property--colour: #869BDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#796420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A1E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#69A9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Steel blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFCA86
Analogous#86C7DF, #9D86DF
Triadic#DF869B, #9BDF86
Split complementary#DF9D86, #C7DF86
Tetradic#DF86C7, #DFCA86, #86DF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7DEF4
Lighter +10%#AEBCEA
Darker −10%#5E7AD4
Darker −20%#3558CA
Darker −30%#2B47A1
Darker −40%#203579
More saturated +25%#7391F2
Less saturated −25%#99A5CC

Channel breakdown

R134
G155
B223
Red134 (52.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue225.84°
Saturation (HSL)58.17%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 9B · B DF

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