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Colour

#86B4E0

  • #86B4E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#86B4E0 is a blue with RGB values 134, 180, 224 and HSL 209°, 59%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#86B4E0#86B4E0
HEX#86B4E0
RGBrgb(134, 180, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7059, 0.8784
RGB percentages52.5%, 70.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(209.3, 59.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 40.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK40.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,828,128
CSS custom property--colour: #86B4E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#794B1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B5E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ABDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#65BEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0B286
Analogous#86E0DF, #8687E0
Triadic#E086B4, #B4E086
Split complementary#E08687, #E0DF86
Tetradic#DF86E0, #E0B286, #87E086

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7E6F5
Lighter +10%#AFCDEA
Darker −10%#5D9BD6
Darker −20%#3582CB
Darker −30%#2A68A3
Darker −40%#1F4E7B
More saturated +25%#73B4F3
Less saturated −25%#99B4CD

Channel breakdown

R134
G180
B224
Red134 (52.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue209.33°
Saturation (HSL)59.21%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G B4 · B E0

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