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Recognised as Colour

#869CC9

  • #869CC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#869CC9 is a blue with RGB values 134, 156, 201 and HSL 220°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#869CC9#869CC9
HEX#869CC9
RGBrgb(134, 156, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6118, 0.7882
RGB percentages52.5%, 61.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(220.3, 38.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 33.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,821,961
CSS custom property--colour: #869CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#796336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9FCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8799C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#72A5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B386
Analogous#86BEC9, #9186C9
Triadic#C9869C, #9CC986
Split complementary#C99186, #BEC986
Tetradic#C986BE, #C9B386, #86C991

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F3F8
Lighter +20%#CDD6E8
Lighter +10%#A9B9D9
Darker −10%#637FB9
Darker −20%#4865A1
Darker −30%#384F7E
Darker −40%#28395B
More saturated +25%#7094DF
Less saturated −25%#9CA4B3

Channel breakdown

R134
G156
B201
Red134 (52.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue220.3°
Saturation (HSL)38.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 9C · B C9

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