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Colour

#86B1FF

  • #86B1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#86B1FF is a blue with RGB values 134, 177, 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

#86B1FF#86B1FF
HEX#86B1FF
RGBrgb(134, 177, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6941, 1
RGB percentages52.5%, 69.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.7, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK47.5%, 30.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,827,391
CSS custom property--colour: #86B1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#794E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#86ABFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#53C2CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD486
Analogous#86EEFF, #9886FF
Triadic#FF86B1, #B1FF86
Split complementary#FF9786, #EEFF86
Tetradic#FF86ED, #FFD486, #86FF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF3FF
Lighter +10%#B9D2FF
Darker −10%#5390FF
Darker −20%#206FFF
Darker −30%#0054EC
Darker −40%#0042B9
More saturated +25%#86B1FF
Less saturated −25%#95B5F0

Channel breakdown

R134
G177
B255
Red134 (52.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G B1 · B FF

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