What color is #868BAA?

#868BAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868BAA?

The RGB value is 134, 139, 170: 134 red, 139 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868BAA?

The complementary color is #AAA586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868BAA color

#868BAA rgb(134, 139, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #868BAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.5% green and 66.7% blue (134, 139, 170).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#868BAA color codes

HEX	`#868BAA`
RGB	`rgb(134, 139, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, 5, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 17.65, 286.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.318, 26.435, 41.738)`
Decimal	`8817578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868BAA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #868BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #868BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868baa; }
.text { color: #868baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 139 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868baa, #9386aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #868BAA?: #868BAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868BAA?: The RGB value is 134, 139, 170: 134 red, 139 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868BAA?: The complementary color is #AAA586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.