What color is #868BBB?

#868BBB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #868BBB?

The RGB value is 134, 139, 187: 134 red, 139 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868BBB?

The complementary color is #BBB686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868BBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868BBB color

#868BBB rgb(134, 139, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #868BBB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.5% green and 73.3% blue (134, 139, 187).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#868BBB color codes

HEX	`#868BBB`
RGB	`rgb(134, 139, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, 9.17, -25.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 27.21, 289.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.031, 27.121, 50.762)`
Decimal	`8817595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868BBB, 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 #868BBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868BBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #868BBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868bbb; }
.text { color: #868bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868bbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 139 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868bbb, #9b86bb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #868BBB?: #868BBB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #868BBB?: The RGB value is 134, 139, 187: 134 red, 139 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868BBB?: The complementary color is #BBB686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868BBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.