What color is #869BBC?

#869BBC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869BBC?

The RGB value is 134, 155, 188: 134 red, 155 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869BBC?

The complementary color is #BCA786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869BBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869BBC color

#869BBC rgb(134, 155, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #869BBC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60.8% green and 73.7% blue (134, 155, 188).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#869BBC color codes

HEX	`#869BBC`
RGB	`rgb(134, 155, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 18%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 0.29, -19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 19.49, 270.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.627, 32.141, 52.157)`
Decimal	`8821692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869BBC, 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 #869BBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869BBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #869BBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869bbc; }
.text { color: #869bbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869bbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 155 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869bbc, #8c86bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #869BBC?: #869BBC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869BBC?: The RGB value is 134, 155, 188: 134 red, 155 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869BBC?: The complementary color is #BCA786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869BBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.