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Recognised as Colour

#86AECF

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

#86AECF is a blue with RGB values 134, 174, 207 and HSL 207°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#86AECF#86AECF
HEX#86AECF
RGBrgb(134, 174, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6824, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.5%, 68.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(207.1, 43.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 35.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,826,575
CSS custom property--colour: #86AECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#795130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1AED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A6CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6EB6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFA786
Analogous#86CFCC, #868ACF
Triadic#CF86AE, #AECF86
Split complementary#CF868A, #CFCC86
Tetradic#CC86CF, #CFA786, #8ACF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F7FA
Lighter +20%#CFDFEC
Lighter +10%#ABC6DD
Darker −10%#6196C1
Darker −20%#447CAB
Darker −30%#356287
Darker −40%#274762
More saturated +25%#71B0E4
Less saturated −25%#9BACBA

Channel breakdown

R134
G174
B207
Red134 (52.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue207.12°
Saturation (HSL)43.2%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G AE · B CF

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