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#8691CA Color

#8691CA is rgb(134, 145, 202) in RGB, hsl(230, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 28%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8691CA
HEX#8691CA
RGBrgb(134, 145, 202)
HSLhsl(230, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(230, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 28%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.086 275.4)
LABlab(60.94% 6.21 -31.05)
LCHlch(60.94% 31.67 281.31)

What #8691CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8691CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 8.14Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.22Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 10.69Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.57Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 12.21Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 12.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#8691CA Channel Values

How #8691CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 134 · G 145 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8691CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8691CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8691CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8691CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8691CA
Complementary
#CABF86
Analogous
#86B4CA
Analogous
#9D86CA
Triadic
#CA8692
Triadic
#92CA86
Split comp.
#CA9D86
Split comp.
#B4CA86

Tints & Shades of #8691CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#98A2D2
#A6AFD8
#B8BFE0
#C6CCE6
#D8DCEE
#E6E9F4

Shades

#6775BC
#4B5BAA
#3D4A8A
#303A6E
#222A4E
#14192E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8691CA.

How #8691CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8691CA
Protanopia#8F8FCA
Protanomaly#8C90CA
Deuteranopia#8D8DCA
Deuteranomaly#8B8FCA
Tritanopia#7B9A9A
Tritanomaly#8096AF
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #8691CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8691ca: #8691CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8691CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8691ca': '#8691CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.569, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_8691ca">#8691CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8691CA"

More Blue Colors

#8691CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8691CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8691CA?

#8691CA is a light blue — rgb(134, 145, 202) in RGB and hsl(230, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #8691CA?

#8691CA is rgb(134, 145, 202) — red 134, green 145, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8691CA?

#8691CA converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 28%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8691CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8691CA scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8691CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8691CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 17.2, which is visibly different.

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