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Recognised as Colour

#86C1E2

  • #86C1E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#86C1E2 is a blue with RGB values 134, 193, 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

#86C1E2#86C1E2
HEX#86C1E2
RGBrgb(134, 193, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7569, 0.8863
RGB percentages52.5%, 75.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(201.5, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK40.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,831,458
CSS custom property--colour: #86C1E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#793E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BFE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B5E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#62CACCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.9Light skyblue · ΔE 7.5Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A786
Analogous#86E2D5, #8693E2
Triadic#E286C1, #C1E286
Split complementary#E28693, #E2D586
Tetradic#D586E2, #E2A786, #93E286

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8EBF6
Lighter +10%#AFD6EC
Darker −10%#5DACD8
Darker −20%#3497CE
Darker −30%#2879A7
Darker −40%#1E5C7E
More saturated +25%#73C6F5
Less saturated −25%#99BCCF

Channel breakdown

R134
G193
B226
Red134 (52.5%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue201.52°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G C1 · B E2

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