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Recognised as Colour

#86C6E8

  • #86C6E8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#86C6E8 is a blue with RGB values 134, 198, 232 and HSL 201°, 68%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#86C6E8#86C6E8
HEX#86C6E8
RGBrgb(134, 198, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7765, 0.9098
RGB percentages52.5%, 77.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(200.8, 68.1%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 42.2%, 91%)
CMYK42.2%, 14.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,832,744
CSS custom property--colour: #86C6E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#793917

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C4EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B9E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5ECFD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.4Light skyblue · ΔE 6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 13.7Powder blue · ΔE 18Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.39, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8A886
Analogous#86E8D9, #8695E8
Triadic#E886C6, #C6E886
Split complementary#E88695, #E8D986
Tetradic#D986E8, #E8A886, #95E886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCEEF8
Lighter +10%#B1DAF0
Darker −10%#5BB2E0
Darker −20%#309ED8
Darker −30%#2281B3
Darker −40%#1A6288
More saturated +25%#74CCFA
Less saturated −25%#98C0D6

Channel breakdown

R134
G198
B232
Red134 (52.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue200.82°
Saturation (HSL)68.06%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G C6 · B E8

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