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Recognised as Colour

#86A7F2

  • #86A7F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86A7F2 is a blue with RGB values 134, 167, 242 and HSL 222°, 81%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86A7F2#86A7F2
HEX#86A7F2
RGBrgb(134, 167, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6549, 0.949
RGB percentages52.5%, 65.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(221.7, 80.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 44.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK44.6%, 31%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,824,818
CSS custom property--colour: #86A7F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#79580D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CADF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A4F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5EB7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D186
Analogous#86DDF2, #9B86F2
Triadic#F286A7, #A7F286
Split complementary#F29B86, #DDF286
Tetradic#F286DD, #F2D186, #86F29B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2EAFC
Lighter +10%#B4C8F7
Darker −10%#5886ED
Darker −20%#2A64E8
Darker −30%#164DC9
Darker −40%#113B9B
More saturated +25%#79A2FF
Less saturated −25%#97AEE1

Channel breakdown

R134
G167
B242
Red134 (52.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue221.67°
Saturation (HSL)80.6%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A7 · B F2

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