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Recognised as Colour

#86A6EF

  • #86A6EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86A6EF is a blue with RGB values 134, 166, 239 and HSL 222°, 77%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86A6EF#86A6EF
HEX#86A6EF
RGBrgb(134, 166, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.651, 0.9373
RGB percentages52.5%, 65.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(221.7, 76.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 43.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK43.9%, 30.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,824,559
CSS custom property--colour: #86A6EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#795910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CACF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A3EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#60B5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCF86
Analogous#86DAEF, #9B86EF
Triadic#EF86A6, #A6EF86
Split complementary#EF9B86, #DBEF86
Tetradic#EF86DA, #EFCF86, #86EF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E8FB
Lighter +10%#B3C7F5
Darker −10%#5985E9
Darker −20%#2C64E3
Darker −30%#1A4DC2
Darker −40%#143B95
More saturated +25%#76A0FF
Less saturated −25%#97ADDE

Channel breakdown

R134
G166
B239
Red134 (52.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue221.71°
Saturation (HSL)76.64%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A6 · B EF

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