Colour

#86A0CE

#86A0CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#86A0CE is a blue with RGB values 134, 160, 206 and HSL 218°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#86A0CE#86A0CE

HEX#86A0CE

RGBrgb(134, 160, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6275, 0.8078

RGB percentages52.5%, 62.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(218.3, 42.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 35%, 80.8%)

CMYK35%, 22.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,822,990

CSS custom property--colour: #86A0CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#795F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90A3D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#899CCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#70AAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Sky blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEB486

Analogous#86C4CE, #9086CE

Triadic#CE86A0, #A0CE86

Split complementary#CE9086, #C4CE86

Tetradic#CE86C4, #CEB486, #86CE90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F5FA

Lighter +20%#CFD9EB

Lighter +10%#AABCDD

Darker −10%#6283BF

Darker −20%#4569A9

Darker −30%#365285

Darker −40%#273C61

More saturated +25%#719AE3

Less saturated −25%#9BA6B9

Channel breakdown

R134

G160

B206

Red134 (52.5%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue218.33°

Saturation (HSL)42.35%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G A0 · B CE

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