Colour

#869FDA

#869FDA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#869FDA is a blue with RGB values 134, 159, 218 and HSL 222°, 53%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#869FDA

RGBrgb(134, 159, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6235, 0.8549

RGB percentages52.5%, 62.4%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(222.1, 53.2%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 38.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK38.5%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,822,746

CSS custom property--colour: #869FDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#796025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BA4DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#839CD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6BABB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAC186

Analogous#86C9DA, #9786DA

Triadic#DA869F, #9FDA86

Split complementary#DA9786, #C9DA86

Tetradic#DA86C9, #DAC186, #86DA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCFE

Lighter +20%#D4DDF2

Lighter +10%#ADBEE6

Darker −10%#5F80CE

Darker −20%#3B62BF

Darker −30%#2F4E98

Darker −40%#233A71

More saturated +25%#7297EE

Less saturated −25%#9AA7C6

Channel breakdown

R134

G159

B218

Red134 (52.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue222.14°

Saturation (HSL)53.16%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 9F · B DA

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