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Colour

#86A2BD

  • #86A2BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#86A2BD is a blue with RGB values 134, 162, 189 and HSL 209°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#86A2BD#86A2BD
HEX#86A2BD
RGBrgb(134, 162, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6353, 0.7412
RGB percentages52.5%, 63.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(209.5, 29.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 29.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK29.1%, 14.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,823,485
CSS custom property--colour: #86A2BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#795D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#919CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#76A8ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 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 text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA186
Analogous#86BDBD, #8686BD
Triadic#BD86A2, #A2BD86
Split complementary#BD8686, #BDBD86
Tetradic#BD86BD, #BDA186, #86BD86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EEF3
Lighter +20%#C8D5E1
Lighter +10%#A7BBCF
Darker −10%#6589AB
Darker −20%#4E6F8F
Darker −30%#3C556E
Darker −40%#2A3C4D
More saturated +25%#6FA2D4
Less saturated −25%#9DA2A6

Channel breakdown

R134
G162
B189
Red134 (52.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue209.45°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A2 · B BD

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