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Recognised as Colour

#86AFD3

  • #86AFD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#86AFD3 is a blue with RGB values 134, 175, 211 and HSL 208°, 47%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#86AFD3#86AFD3
HEX#86AFD3
RGBrgb(134, 175, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6863, 0.8275
RGB percentages52.5%, 68.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(208.1, 46.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 36.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK36.5%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,826,835
CSS custom property--colour: #86AFD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#79502C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1AFD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A7D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6CB8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Light skyblue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3AA86
Analogous#86D3D1, #8688D3
Triadic#D386AF, #AFD386
Split complementary#D38689, #D3D186
Tetradic#D186D3, #D3AA86, #89D386

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FC
Lighter +20%#D1E0EE
Lighter +10%#ABC8E1
Darker −10%#6196C5
Darker −20%#417DB2
Darker −30%#33638D
Darker −40%#264967
More saturated +25%#71B0E8
Less saturated −25%#9BAEBE

Channel breakdown

R134
G175
B211
Red134 (52.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue208.05°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G AF · B D3

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