What color is #869ACC?

#869ACC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869ACC?

The RGB value is 134, 154, 204: 134 red, 154 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869ACC?

The complementary color is #CCB886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869ACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869ACC color

#869ACC rgb(134, 154, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #869ACC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60.4% green and 80% blue (134, 154, 204).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 41% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#869ACC color codes

HEX	`#869ACC`
RGB	`rgb(134, 154, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 41%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.78, 4.96, -27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.78, 28.37, 280.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.283, 32.538, 61.694)`
Decimal	`8821452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869ACC, 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 #869ACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869ACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #869ACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869acc; }
.text { color: #869acc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869acc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 154 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869acc, #9586cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #869ACC?: #869ACC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869ACC?: The RGB value is 134, 154, 204: 134 red, 154 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869ACC?: The complementary color is #CCB886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869ACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.