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Colour

#86C5FF

  • #86C5FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#86C5FF is a blue with RGB values 134, 197, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#86C5FF#86C5FF
HEX#86C5FF
RGBrgb(134, 197, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7725, 1
RGB percentages52.5%, 77.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.8, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK47.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,832,511
CSS custom property--colour: #86C5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#793A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EBAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4FD3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9Light blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC086
Analogous#86FFFC, #8689FF
Triadic#FF86C5, #C5FF86
Split complementary#FF8689, #FFFC86
Tetradic#FC86FF, #FFC086, #89FF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF6FF
Lighter +10%#B9DDFF
Darker −10%#53ADFF
Darker −20%#2094FF
Darker −30%#007BEC
Darker −40%#0060B9
More saturated +25%#86C5FF
Less saturated −25%#95C4F0

Channel breakdown

R134
G197
B255
Red134 (52.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G C5 · B FF

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