What color is #868FAA?

#868FAA 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 #868FAA?

The RGB value is 134, 143, 170: 134 red, 143 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #868FAA?

The complementary color is #AAA186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #868FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#868FAA color

#868FAA rgb(134, 143, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #868FAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 56.1% green and 66.7% blue (134, 143, 170).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#868FAA color codes

HEX	`#868FAA`
RGB	`rgb(134, 143, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 56.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.54, 2.71, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.54, 15.51, 280.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.908, 27.615, 41.935)`
Decimal	`8818602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #868FAA, 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 #868FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#868FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #868FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #868faa; }
.text { color: #868faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #868faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 143 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #868faa, #8f86aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #868FAA?: #868FAA 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 #868FAA?: The RGB value is 134, 143, 170: 134 red, 143 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #868FAA?: The complementary color is #AAA186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #868FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.