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Recognised as Colour

#86BBCF

  • #86BBCF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#86BBCF is a cyan with RGB values 134, 187, 207 and HSL 196°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#86BBCF#86BBCF
HEX#86BBCF
RGBrgb(134, 187, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7333, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.5%, 73.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(196.4, 43.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 35.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 9.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,829,903
CSS custom property--colour: #86BBCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#794430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B8D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6CC1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.8Light blue · ΔE 11.7Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF9A86
Analogous#86CFBF, #8697CF
Triadic#CF86BB, #BBCF86
Split complementary#CF8697, #CFBF86
Tetradic#BF86CF, #CF9A86, #97CF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9FA
Lighter +20%#CFE4EC
Lighter +10%#ABD0DD
Darker −10%#61A6C1
Darker −20%#448FAB
Darker −30%#357087
Darker −40%#275262
More saturated +25%#71C5E4
Less saturated −25%#9BB1BA

Channel breakdown

R134
G187
B207
Red134 (52.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue196.44°
Saturation (HSL)43.2%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G BB · B CF

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