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Recognised as Colour

#869DDD

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

#869DDD is a blue with RGB values 134, 157, 221 and HSL 224°, 56%, 70%. 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

#869DDD#869DDD
HEX#869DDD
RGBrgb(134, 157, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6157, 0.8667
RGB percentages52.5%, 61.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(224.1, 56.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 39.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 29%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,822,237
CSS custom property--colour: #869DDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#796222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A3E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9BDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6AAAB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC686
Analogous#86C8DD, #9B86DD
Triadic#DD869D, #9DDD86
Split complementary#DD9B86, #C8DD86
Tetradic#DD86C8, #DDC686, #86DD9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D6DDF3
Lighter +10%#AEBDE8
Darker −10%#5E7DD2
Darker −20%#375DC6
Darker −30%#2C4A9E
Darker −40%#213876
More saturated +25%#7394F0
Less saturated −25%#99A6CA

Channel breakdown

R134
G157
B221
Red134 (52.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue224.14°
Saturation (HSL)56.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 9D · B DD

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