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Recognised as Colour

#86A0DD

  • #86A0DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86A0DD is a blue with RGB values 134, 160, 221 and HSL 222°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86A0DD#86A0DD
HEX#86A0DD
RGBrgb(134, 160, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6275, 0.8667
RGB percentages52.5%, 62.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(222.1, 56.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 39.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,823,005
CSS custom property--colour: #86A0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#795F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA5E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#839DDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6AADB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC386
Analogous#86CBDD, #9886DD
Triadic#DD86A0, #A0DD86
Split complementary#DD9886, #CBDD86
Tetradic#DD86CB, #DDC386, #86DD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D6DFF3
Lighter +10%#AEBFE8
Darker −10%#5E81D2
Darker −20%#3762C6
Darker −30%#2C4E9E
Darker −40%#213A76
More saturated +25%#7398F0
Less saturated −25%#99A8CA

Channel breakdown

R134
G160
B221
Red134 (52.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue222.07°
Saturation (HSL)56.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A0 · B DD

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