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Recognised as Colour

#869FD4

  • #869FD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#869FD4 is a blue with RGB values 134, 159, 212 and HSL 221°, 48%, 68%. 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

#869FD4#869FD4
HEX#869FD4
RGBrgb(134, 159, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6235, 0.8314
RGB percentages52.5%, 62.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(220.8, 47.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 36.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK36.8%, 25%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,822,740
CSS custom property--colour: #869FD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#79602B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA3D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#859CD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6EAAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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 text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4BB86
Analogous#86C6D4, #9486D4
Triadic#D4869F, #9FD486
Split complementary#D49486, #C6D486
Tetradic#D486C6, #D4BB86, #86D494

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FC
Lighter +20%#D1DBEF
Lighter +10%#ACBDE1
Darker −10%#6081C7
Darker −20%#4065B4
Darker −30%#33508E
Darker −40%#253B69
More saturated +25%#7298E9
Less saturated −25%#9BA6C0

Channel breakdown

R134
G159
B212
Red134 (52.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue220.77°
Saturation (HSL)47.56%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 9F · B D4

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