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Colour

#86A3D5

  • #86A3D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#86A3D5 is a blue with RGB values 134, 163, 213 and HSL 218°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#86A3D5#86A3D5
HEX#86A3D5
RGBrgb(134, 163, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6392, 0.8353
RGB percentages52.5%, 63.9%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(218, 48.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 37.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK37.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,823,765
CSS custom property--colour: #86A3D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#795C2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A6D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#899FD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6DADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5B886
Analogous#86CAD5, #9186D5
Triadic#D586A3, #A3D586
Split complementary#D59186, #CAD586
Tetradic#D586CA, #D5B886, #86D591

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FC
Lighter +20%#D2DDEF
Lighter +10%#ACC0E2
Darker −10%#6086C8
Darker −20%#3F6BB6
Darker −30%#325590
Darker −40%#253E6A
More saturated +25%#729EE9
Less saturated −25%#9AA8C1

Channel breakdown

R134
G163
B213
Red134 (52.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue217.97°
Saturation (HSL)48.47%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A3 · B D5

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