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Colour

#86C9D3

  • #86C9D3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#86C9D3 is a cyan with RGB values 134, 201, 211 and HSL 188°, 47%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#86C9D3#86C9D3
HEX#86C9D3
RGBrgb(134, 201, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7882, 0.8275
RGB percentages52.5%, 78.8%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(187.8, 46.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 36.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK36.5%, 4.7%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,833,491
CSS custom property--colour: #86C9D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#79362C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC4D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BAD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#68CFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 10.3Sky blue · ΔE 10.5Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D39086
Analogous#86D3B7, #86A3D3
Triadic#D386C9, #C9D386
Split complementary#D386A3, #D3B786
Tetradic#B786D3, #D39086, #A3D386

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FBFC
Lighter +20%#D1EAEE
Lighter +10%#ABDAE1
Darker −10%#61B8C5
Darker −20%#41A3B2
Darker −30%#33818D
Darker −40%#265F67
More saturated +25%#71D8E8
Less saturated −25%#9BBABE

Channel breakdown

R134
G201
B211
Red134 (52.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue187.79°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G C9 · B D3

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