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Recognised as Colour

#869BEC

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

#869BEC is a blue with RGB values 134, 155, 236 and HSL 228°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#869BEC#869BEC
HEX#869BEC
RGBrgb(134, 155, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6078, 0.9255
RGB percentages52.5%, 60.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(227.6, 72.9%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 43.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK43.2%, 34.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,821,740
CSS custom property--colour: #869BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#796413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#759BEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#63ACB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Plum · ΔE 29.8Royal blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD786
Analogous#86CEEC, #A486EC
Triadic#EC869B, #9BEC86
Split complementary#ECA486, #CEEC86
Tetradic#EC86CE, #ECD786, #86ECA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE4FA
Lighter +10%#B2BFF3
Darker −10%#5A77E5
Darker −20%#2E52DE
Darker −30%#1D3EBC
Darker −40%#172F8F
More saturated +25%#7591FE
Less saturated −25%#98A5DB

Channel breakdown

R134
G155
B236
Red134 (52.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue227.65°
Saturation (HSL)72.86%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 9B · B EC

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