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Recognised as Colour

#86AFF0

  • #86AFF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86AFF0 is a blue with RGB values 134, 175, 240 and HSL 217°, 78%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86AFF0#86AFF0
HEX#86AFF0
RGBrgb(134, 175, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6863, 0.9412
RGB percentages52.5%, 68.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(216.8, 77.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 44.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK44.2%, 27.1%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,826,864
CSS custom property--colour: #86AFF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#79500F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B3F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA9EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5DBDC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0C786
Analogous#86E4F0, #9286F0
Triadic#F086AF, #AFF086
Split complementary#F09286, #E4F086
Tetradic#F086E4, #F0C786, #86F092

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EBFB
Lighter +10%#B3CDF6
Darker −10%#5991EA
Darker −20%#2B73E5
Darker −30%#185BC5
Darker −40%#134697
More saturated +25%#77ACFF
Less saturated −25%#97B3DF

Channel breakdown

R134
G175
B240
Red134 (52.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue216.79°
Saturation (HSL)77.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G AF · B F0

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