What color is #868CA4?

#868CA4 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 #868CA4?

The RGB value is 134, 140, 164: 134 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868CA4?

The complementary color is #A49E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868CA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868CA4 color

#868CA4 rgb(134, 140, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #868CA4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.9% green and 64.3% blue (134, 140, 164).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#868CA4 color codes

HEX	`#868CA4`
RGB	`rgb(134, 140, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, 3.02, -13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 13.74, 282.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.909, 26.504, 38.866)`
Decimal	`8817828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868CA4, 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 #868CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868CA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #868CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868ca4; }
.text { color: #868ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 140 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868ca4, #8f86a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868CA4?: #868CA4 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 #868CA4?: The RGB value is 134, 140, 164: 134 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868CA4?: The complementary color is #A49E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868CA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.