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Recognised as Colour

#86C6CF

  • #86C6CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light blue

#86C6CF is a cyan with RGB values 134, 198, 207 and HSL 187°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#86C6CF#86C6CF
HEX#86C6CF
RGBrgb(134, 198, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7765, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.5%, 77.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(187.4, 43.2%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.4, 35.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,832,719
CSS custom property--colour: #86C6CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#793930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC1D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB7CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6ACBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.6Powder blue · ΔE 11.2Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.8Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8F86
Analogous#86CFB4, #86A2CF
Triadic#CF86C6, #C6CF86
Split complementary#CF86A2, #CFB486
Tetradic#B486CF, #CF8F86, #A2CF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FAFA
Lighter +20%#CFE8EC
Lighter +10%#ABD7DD
Darker −10%#61B5C1
Darker −20%#449EAB
Darker −30%#357D87
Darker −40%#275B62
More saturated +25%#71D6E4
Less saturated −25%#9BB6BA

Channel breakdown

R134
G198
B207
Red134 (52.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue187.4°
Saturation (HSL)43.2%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G C6 · B CF

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