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Recognised as Colour

#86A9CD

  • #86A9CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#86A9CD is a blue with RGB values 134, 169, 205 and HSL 210°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#86A9CD#86A9CD
HEX#86A9CD
RGBrgb(134, 169, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6627, 0.8039
RGB percentages52.5%, 66.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(210.4, 41.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 34.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.6%, 17.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,825,293
CSS custom property--colour: #86A9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#795632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BAACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 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 text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAA86
Analogous#86CDCD, #8686CD
Triadic#CD86A9, #A9CD86
Split complementary#CD8786, #CDCD86
Tetradic#CD86CD, #CDAA86, #86CD87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F6FA
Lighter +20%#CEDCEB
Lighter +10%#AAC3DC
Darker −10%#628FBE
Darker −20%#4576A8
Darker −30%#365C84
Darker −40%#274360
More saturated +25%#71A9E2
Less saturated −25%#9BA9B8

Channel breakdown

R134
G169
B205
Red134 (52.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue210.42°
Saturation (HSL)41.52%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G A9 · B CD

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