Colour

#86A4D5

#86A4D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#86A4D5 is a blue with RGB values 134, 164, 213 and HSL 217°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#86A4D5

RGBrgb(134, 164, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6431, 0.8353

RGB percentages52.5%, 64.3%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(217.2, 48.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 37.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK37.1%, 23%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,824,021

CSS custom property--colour: #86A4D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#795B2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A7D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A9FD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#6DAEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Sky blue · ΔE 21.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D5B786

Analogous#86CCD5, #8F86D5

Triadic#D586A4, #A4D586

Split complementary#D58F86, #CCD586

Tetradic#D586CC, #D5B786, #86D58F

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%#6088C8

Darker −20%#3F6CB6

Darker −30%#325690

Darker −40%#253F6A

More saturated +25%#729FE9

Less saturated −25%#9AA9C1

Channel breakdown

R134

G164

B213

Red134 (52.5%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue217.22°

Saturation (HSL)48.47%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G A4 · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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