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Recognised as Colour

#86A5CE

  • #86A5CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#86A5CE is a blue with RGB values 134, 165, 206 and HSL 214°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#86A5CE#86A5CE
HEX#86A5CE
RGBrgb(134, 165, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6471, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.5%, 64.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(214.2, 42.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 35%, 80.8%)
CMYK35%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,824,270
CSS custom property--colour: #86A5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#795A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A7D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6FAEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 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 text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEAF86
Analogous#86C9CE, #8B86CE
Triadic#CE86A5, #A5CE86
Split complementary#CE8B86, #C9CE86
Tetradic#CE86C9, #CEAF86, #86CE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F6FA
Lighter +20%#CFDBEB
Lighter +10%#AAC0DD
Darker −10%#628ABF
Darker −20%#4570A9
Darker −30%#365885
Darker −40%#274061
More saturated +25%#71A2E3
Less saturated −25%#9BA8B9

Channel breakdown

R134
G165
B206
Red134 (52.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue214.17°
Saturation (HSL)42.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A5 · B CE

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