What color is #869BCD?

#869BCD 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 #869BCD?

The RGB value is 134, 155, 205: 134 red, 155 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869BCD?

The complementary color is #CDB886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869BCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869BCD color

#869BCD rgb(134, 155, 205)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60.8% green and 80.4% blue (134, 155, 205).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#869BCD color codes

HEX	`#869BCD`
RGB	`rgb(134, 155, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 24%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, 4.65, -28.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 28.4, 279.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.569, 32.917, 62.383)`
Decimal	`8821709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869BCD, 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 #869BCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869BCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #869BCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869bcd; }
.text { color: #869bcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869bcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 155 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869bcd, #9586cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #869BCD?: #869BCD 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 #869BCD?: The RGB value is 134, 155, 205: 134 red, 155 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869BCD?: The complementary color is #CDB886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869BCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.