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Colour

#86AECD

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

#86AECD is a blue with RGB values 134, 174, 205 and HSL 206°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#86AECD#86AECD
HEX#86AECD
RGBrgb(134, 174, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6824, 0.8039
RGB percentages52.5%, 68.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(206.2, 41.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 34.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.6%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,826,573
CSS custom property--colour: #86AECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#795132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1AECFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A6CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light blue · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA586
Analogous#86CDC8, #868BCD
Triadic#CD86AE, #AECD86
Split complementary#CD868B, #CDC986
Tetradic#C886CD, #CDA586, #8BCD86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F6FA
Lighter +20%#CEDEEB
Lighter +10%#AAC6DC
Darker −10%#6296BE
Darker −20%#457DA8
Darker −30%#366284
Darker −40%#274760
More saturated +25%#71B1E2
Less saturated −25%#9BABB8

Channel breakdown

R134
G174
B205
Red134 (52.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue206.2°
Saturation (HSL)41.52%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G AE · B CD

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