What color is #868BC9?

#868BC9 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 #868BC9?

The RGB value is 134, 139, 201: 134 red, 139 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868BC9?

The complementary color is #C9C486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868BC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868BC9 color

#868BC9 rgb(134, 139, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #868BC9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.5% green and 78.8% blue (134, 139, 201).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#868BC9 color codes

HEX	`#868BC9`
RGB	`rgb(134, 139, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 31%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, 12.8, -32.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 35.06, 291.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.604, 27.75, 59.043)`
Decimal	`8817609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868BC9, 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 #868BC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868BC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #868BC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868bc9; }
.text { color: #868bc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868bc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 139 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868bc9, #a286c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #868BC9?: #868BC9 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 #868BC9?: The RGB value is 134, 139, 201: 134 red, 139 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868BC9?: The complementary color is #C9C486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868BC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.