What color is #869AB4?

#869AB4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869AB4?

The RGB value is 134, 154, 180: 134 red, 154 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869AB4?

The complementary color is #B4A086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869AB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869AB4 color

#869AB4 rgb(134, 154, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #869AB4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60.4% green and 70.6% blue (134, 154, 180).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#869AB4 color codes

HEX	`#869AB4`
RGB	`rgb(134, 154, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 14%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.91, -1.11, -15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.91, 15.88, 265.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.623, 31.474, 47.685)`
Decimal	`8821428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869AB4, 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 #869AB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869AB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	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 #869AB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869ab4; }
.text { color: #869ab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869ab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 154 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869ab4, #8986b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #869AB4?: #869AB4 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869AB4?: The RGB value is 134, 154, 180: 134 red, 154 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869AB4?: The complementary color is #B4A086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869AB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.