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Colour

#86A8EB

  • #86A8EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86A8EB is a blue with RGB values 134, 168, 235 and HSL 220°, 72%, 72%. 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

#86A8EB#86A8EB
HEX#86A8EB
RGBrgb(134, 168, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6588, 0.9216
RGB percentages52.5%, 65.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219.8, 71.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 43%, 92.2%)
CMYK43%, 28.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,825,067
CSS custom property--colour: #86A8EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#795714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ADEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#61B6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 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 text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 25Sky blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC986
Analogous#86DAEB, #9686EB
Triadic#EB86A8, #A8EB86
Split complementary#EB9686, #DAEB86
Tetradic#EB86DB, #EBC986, #86EB96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE7F9
Lighter +10%#B2C7F2
Darker −10%#5A89E4
Darker −20%#2E69DD
Darker −30%#1F53B9
Darker −40%#173F8E
More saturated +25%#74A2FD
Less saturated −25%#98AED9

Channel breakdown

R134
G168
B235
Red134 (52.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.8°
Saturation (HSL)71.63%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A8 · B EB

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