#868cd8

Color #868cd8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#868cd8

RGB

rgb(134, 140, 216)

HSL

hsl(235.6, 51.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.6, 38%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 35.2%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(60.59, 16.26, -39.61)

LCH

lch(60.59, 42.82, 292.32)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.1125, 279.41)

HWB

hwb(235.6, 52.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8d286

Analogous

#86b5d8

#868cd8

#a986d8

Triadic

#868cd8

#d8868c

#8cd886

Split-complementary

#868cd8

#d8a986

#b5d886

Tetradic

#868cd8

#d286d8

#d8d286

#8cd886

Square

#868cd8

#d886b5

#d8d286

#86d8a9

Shades

Color #868cd8 mixed toward black.

#5a62ca

#3942b0

#2b3184

#1c2158

#0e102c

Tints

Color #868cd8 mixed toward white.

#9a9fdf

#aeb2e5

#c2c5ec

#d7d9f2

#ebecf9

Tones

Color #868cd8 mixed toward gray.

#8d92d1

#9498ca

#9a9dc3

#a1a3bd

#a8a9b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989c9 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#8888c5 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#86bcb9 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #868cd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#868cd8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#868cd8 (#868cd8) is rgb(134, 140, 216) in RGB.

No, #868cd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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