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Recognised as Colour

#86C8CE

  • #86C8CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#86C8CE is a cyan with RGB values 134, 200, 206 and HSL 185°, 42%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#86C8CE#86C8CE
HEX#86C8CE
RGBrgb(134, 200, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7843, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.5%, 78.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(185, 42.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 35%, 80.8%)
CMYK35%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,833,230
CSS custom property--colour: #86C8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#793731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B9CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6ACDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 11.3Sky blue · ΔE 12.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8C86
Analogous#86CEB0, #86A4CE
Triadic#CE86C8, #C8CE86
Split complementary#CE86A4, #CEB086
Tetradic#B086CE, #CE8C86, #A4CE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FAFA
Lighter +20%#CFE9EB
Lighter +10%#AAD9DD
Darker −10%#62B8BF
Darker −20%#45A1A9
Darker −30%#367F85
Darker −40%#275C61
More saturated +25%#71DAE3
Less saturated −25%#9BB6B9

Channel breakdown

R134
G200
B206
Red134 (52.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)42.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G C8 · B CE

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