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Recognised as Colour

#86A6E4

  • #86A6E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86A6E4 is a blue with RGB values 134, 166, 228 and HSL 220°, 64%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86A6E4#86A6E4
HEX#86A6E4
RGBrgb(134, 166, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.651, 0.8941
RGB percentages52.5%, 65.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(219.6, 63.5%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 41.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK41.2%, 27.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,824,548
CSS custom property--colour: #86A6E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#79591B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90AAE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A2E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#65B3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Sky blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C486
Analogous#86D5E4, #9586E4
Triadic#E486A6, #A6E486
Split complementary#E49586, #D5E486
Tetradic#E486D5, #E4C486, #86E495

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E3F7
Lighter +10%#B0C5ED
Darker −10%#5C87DB
Darker −20%#3369D1
Darker −30%#2653AB
Darker −40%#1D3F81
More saturated +25%#74A0F7
Less saturated −25%#99ACD2

Channel breakdown

R134
G166
B228
Red134 (52.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue219.57°
Saturation (HSL)63.51%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A6 · B E4

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