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Recognised as Colour

#86C0E2

  • #86C0E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#86C0E2 is a blue with RGB values 134, 192, 226 and HSL 202°, 61%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#86C0E2#86C0E2
HEX#86C0E2
RGBrgb(134, 192, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7529, 0.8863
RGB percentages52.5%, 75.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(202.2, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK40.7%, 15%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,831,202
CSS custom property--colour: #86C0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#793F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BEE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B4E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#62C9CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.5Light skyblue · ΔE 7.4Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A886
Analogous#86E2D6, #8692E2
Triadic#E286C0, #C0E286
Split complementary#E28692, #E2D686
Tetradic#D686E2, #E2A886, #92E286

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8EBF6
Lighter +10%#AFD5EC
Darker −10%#5DABD8
Darker −20%#3495CE
Darker −30%#2878A7
Darker −40%#1E5A7E
More saturated +25%#73C5F5
Less saturated −25%#99BBCF

Channel breakdown

R134
G192
B226
Red134 (52.5%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue202.17°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G C0 · B E2

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