#868AA0#868AA0
#868AA0 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.033 H 277.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #868AA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(134, 138, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 12%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 16%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.2%, 13.8%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.83, 3.25, -12.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.83, 12.57, 284.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.76% 0.0042 -0.0329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.76% 0.033 277.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2637, 25.7830, 36.8965) |
| Luminance | 0.2578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 7.33
Steel
#738595
ΔE00 8.35
Slate Gray
#708090
ΔE00 8.45
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 8.50
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 10.24
Gray
#808080
ΔE00 10.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#868AA0 #A09C86
analogous
#8697A0 #868AA0 #8F86A0
triadic
#868AA0 #A0868A #8AA086
tetradic
#868AA0 #A08697 #A09C86 #86A08F
square
#868AA0 #A08697 #A09C86 #86A08F
split-complementary
#868AA0 #A08F86 #97A086
monochromatic
#4B4F60 #666B82 #868AA0 #A8ABBB #CBCCD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#868AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#868AA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #868AA0
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##868AA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##868AA0 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#848CA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838A9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#808E91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #868aa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(134, 138, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.033 277.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9acbc',
500: '#868aa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #868aa0; $custom-light: #a9acbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#868aa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 134,
"g": 138,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.769,
"s": 12.037,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63763,
"c": 0.03319,
"h": 277.3
},
"luminance": 0.25783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#868AA0
secondary
#C6C5BC
accent
#AB73B5
background
#FAFAFB
surface
#F4F4F6
border
#CECED0
text
#101012
muted
#7F7F81