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Recognised as Colour

#86A2F6

  • #86A2F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86A2F6 is a blue with RGB values 134, 162, 246 and HSL 225°, 86%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86A2F6#86A2F6
HEX#86A2F6
RGBrgb(134, 162, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6353, 0.9647
RGB percentages52.5%, 63.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(225, 86.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 45.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK45.5%, 34.1%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,823,542
CSS custom property--colour: #86A2F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#795D09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83AAF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A0F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5CB4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.1Light skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6DA86
Analogous#86DAF6, #A286F6
Triadic#F686A2, #A2F686
Split complementary#F6A286, #DAF686
Tetradic#F686DA, #F6DA86, #86F6A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5EBFD
Lighter +10%#B5C6FA
Darker −10%#577EF2
Darker −20%#2759EF
Darker −30%#1041D3
Darker −40%#0C32A4
More saturated +25%#7D9EFF
Less saturated −25%#96AAE6

Channel breakdown

R134
G162
B246
Red134 (52.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)86.15%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A2 · B F6

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