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Colour

#86AEFF

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

#86AEFF is a blue with RGB values 134, 174, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86AEFF#86AEFF
HEX#86AEFF
RGBrgb(134, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages52.5%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.2, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK47.5%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,826,623
CSS custom property--colour: #86AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#795100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#54BFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light steelblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD786
Analogous#86EBFF, #9A86FF
Triadic#FF86AE, #AEFF86
Split complementary#FF9A86, #EBFF86
Tetradic#FF86EB, #FFD786, #86FF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF2FF
Lighter +10%#B9D0FF
Darker −10%#538CFF
Darker −20%#206AFF
Darker −30%#004EEC
Darker −40%#003DB9
More saturated +25%#86AEFF
Less saturated −25%#95B3F0

Channel breakdown

R134
G174
B255
Red134 (52.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G AE · B FF

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