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Recognised as Colour

#86B0FF

  • #86B0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86B0FF is a blue with RGB values 134, 176, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#86B0FF#86B0FF
HEX#86B0FF
RGBrgb(134, 176, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6902, 1
RGB percentages52.5%, 69%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.2, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK47.5%, 31%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,827,135
CSS custom property--colour: #86B0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#794F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#85ABFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#53C1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD586
Analogous#86ECFF, #9986FF
Triadic#FF86B0, #B0FF86
Split complementary#FF9986, #ECFF86
Tetradic#FF86EC, #FFD586, #86FF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF3FF
Lighter +10%#B9D1FF
Darker −10%#538FFF
Darker −20%#206DFF
Darker −30%#0052EC
Darker −40%#0040B9
More saturated +25%#86B0FF
Less saturated −25%#95B5F0

Channel breakdown

R134
G176
B255
Red134 (52.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G B0 · B FF

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