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Recognised as Colour

#86CBCE

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

#86CBCE is a cyan with RGB values 134, 203, 206 and HSL 183°, 42%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#86CBCE#86CBCE
HEX#86CBCE
RGBrgb(134, 203, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7961, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.5%, 79.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(182.5, 42.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.5, 35%, 80.8%)
CMYK35%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,833,998
CSS custom property--colour: #86CBCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#793431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BBCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6AD0CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 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 text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 12.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.3Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8986
Analogous#86CEAD, #86A7CE
Triadic#CE86CB, #CBCE86
Split complementary#CE86A7, #CEAD86
Tetradic#AD86CE, #CE8986, #A7CE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FAFA
Lighter +20%#CFEAEB
Lighter +10%#AADBDD
Darker −10%#62BBBF
Darker −20%#45A5A9
Darker −30%#368285
Darker −40%#275E61
More saturated +25%#71DEE3
Less saturated −25%#9BB8B9

Channel breakdown

R134
G203
B206
Red134 (52.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue182.5°
Saturation (HSL)42.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G CB · B CE

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