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Recognised as Colour

#86B8D7

  • #86B8D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#86B8D7 is a blue with RGB values 134, 184, 215 and HSL 203°, 50%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#86B8D7#86B8D7
HEX#86B8D7
RGBrgb(134, 184, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7216, 0.8431
RGB percentages52.5%, 72.2%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(203, 50.3%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 37.7%, 84.3%)
CMYK37.7%, 14.4%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,829,143
CSS custom property--colour: #86B8D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#794728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB7D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FAED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#69C0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.2Light skyblue · ΔE 10.8Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Light blue · ΔE 14.9Powder blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7A586
Analogous#86D7CD, #8690D7
Triadic#D786B8, #B8D786
Split complementary#D78690, #D7CD86
Tetradic#CE86D7, #D7A586, #90D786

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFD
Lighter +20%#D3E5F0
Lighter +10%#ACCEE4
Darker −10%#60A2CA
Darker −20%#3D8ABA
Darker −30%#316E93
Darker −40%#24516D
More saturated +25%#72BDEB
Less saturated −25%#9AB3C3

Channel breakdown

R134
G184
B215
Red134 (52.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue202.96°
Saturation (HSL)50.31%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G B8 · B D7

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