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Colour

#86A2EE

  • #86A2EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86A2EE is a blue with RGB values 134, 162, 238 and HSL 224°, 75%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86A2EE#86A2EE
HEX#86A2EE
RGBrgb(134, 162, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6353, 0.9333
RGB percentages52.5%, 63.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(223.8, 75.4%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 43.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK43.7%, 31.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,823,534
CSS custom property--colour: #86A2EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#795D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#61B2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED286
Analogous#86D6EE, #9E86EE
Triadic#EE86A2, #A2EE86
Split complementary#EE9E86, #D6EE86
Tetradic#EE86D6, #EED286, #86EE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE7FB
Lighter +10%#B3C4F4
Darker −10%#5980E8
Darker −20%#2D5DE1
Darker −30%#1B47C0
Darker −40%#153793
More saturated +25%#759AFF
Less saturated −25%#97AADD

Channel breakdown

R134
G162
B238
Red134 (52.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A2 · B EE

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