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Recognised as Colour

#86A4E9

  • #86A4E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86A4E9 is a blue with RGB values 134, 164, 233 and HSL 222°, 69%, 72%. 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

#86A4E9#86A4E9
HEX#86A4E9
RGBrgb(134, 164, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6431, 0.9137
RGB percentages52.5%, 64.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(221.8, 69.2%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 42.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK42.5%, 29.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,824,041
CSS custom property--colour: #86A4E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#795B16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BAAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A1E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#63B2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 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 text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9CB86
Analogous#86D6E9, #9986E9
Triadic#E986A4, #A4E986
Split complementary#E99986, #D5E986
Tetradic#E986D6, #E9CB86, #86E999

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE5F9
Lighter +10%#B1C4F1
Darker −10%#5B84E1
Darker −20%#3063D9
Darker −30%#214EB5
Darker −40%#193B8A
More saturated +25%#749DFB
Less saturated −25%#98ABD7

Channel breakdown

R134
G164
B233
Red134 (52.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A4 · B E9

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