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Colour

#869ED9

  • #869ED9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#869ED9 is a blue with RGB values 134, 158, 217 and HSL 223°, 52%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#869ED9#869ED9
HEX#869ED9
RGBrgb(134, 158, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6196, 0.851
RGB percentages52.5%, 62%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(222.7, 52.2%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 38.2%, 85.1%)
CMYK38.2%, 27.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,822,489
CSS custom property--colour: #869ED9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#796126

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA3DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#829BD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6CAAB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 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 text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9C186
Analogous#86C7D9, #9886D9
Triadic#D9869E, #9ED986
Split complementary#D99886, #C7D986
Tetradic#D986C7, #D9C186, #86D998

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFE
Lighter +20%#D4DCF1
Lighter +10%#ADBDE5
Darker −10%#5F7FCD
Darker −20%#3C61BD
Darker −30%#2F4D97
Darker −40%#233970
More saturated +25%#7296ED
Less saturated −25%#9AA6C5

Channel breakdown

R134
G158
B217
Red134 (52.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue222.65°
Saturation (HSL)52.2%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 9E · B D9

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