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Recognised as Colour

#869CB8

  • #869CB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#869CB8 is a blue with RGB values 134, 156, 184 and HSL 214°, 26%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#869CB8#869CB8
HEX#869CB8
RGBrgb(134, 156, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6118, 0.7216
RGB percentages52.5%, 61.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(213.6, 26%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 27.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK27.2%, 15.2%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,821,944
CSS custom property--colour: #869CB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#796347

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929DB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D98B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#78A2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.8Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15Dark grey · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A286
Analogous#86B5B8, #8986B8
Triadic#B8869C, #9CB886
Split complementary#B88986, #B5B886
Tetradic#B886B5, #B8A286, #86B889

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EBF1
Lighter +20%#C6D1DE
Lighter +10%#A6B6CB
Darker −10%#6682A5
Darker −20%#506988
Darker −30%#3D5068
Darker −40%#2A3748
More saturated +25%#6E99D0
Less saturated −25%#9E9FA0

Channel breakdown

R134
G156
B184
Red134 (52.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue213.6°
Saturation (HSL)26.04%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 9C · B B8

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