What color is #869CB0?

#869CB0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #869CB0?

The RGB value is 134, 156, 176: 134 red, 156 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #869CB0?

The complementary color is #B09A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #869CB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#869CB0 color

#869CB0 rgb(134, 156, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #869CB0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 61.2% green and 69% blue (134, 156, 176).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#869CB0 color codes

HEX	`#869CB0`
RGB	`rgb(134, 156, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 61.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.33, -3.18, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.33, 13.34, 256.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.554, 31.979, 45.681)`
Decimal	`8821936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #869CB0, 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 #869CB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#869CB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #869CB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #869cb0; }
.text { color: #869cb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #869cb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 156 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #869cb0, #8687b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #869CB0?: #869CB0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #869CB0?: The RGB value is 134, 156, 176: 134 red, 156 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #869CB0?: The complementary color is #B09A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #869CB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.