What color is #868CBC?

#868CBC 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 #868CBC?

The RGB value is 134, 140, 188: 134 red, 140 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868CBC?

The complementary color is #BCB686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868CBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868CBC color

#868CBC rgb(134, 140, 188)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 54.9% green and 73.7% blue (134, 140, 188).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#868CBC color codes

HEX	`#868CBC`
RGB	`rgb(134, 140, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 54.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 26%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.39, 8.85, -25.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.39, 27.19, 288.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.284, 27.455, 51.376)`
Decimal	`8817852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868CBC, 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 #868CBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868CBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #868CBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868cbc; }
.text { color: #868cbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868cbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 140 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868cbc, #9b86bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #868CBC?: #868CBC 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 #868CBC?: The RGB value is 134, 140, 188: 134 red, 140 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868CBC?: The complementary color is #BCB686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868CBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.