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Recognised as Colour

#86CECB

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

#86CECB is a cyan with RGB values 134, 206, 203 and HSL 177°, 42%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#86CECB#86CECB
HEX#86CECB
RGBrgb(134, 206, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8078, 0.7961
RGB percentages52.5%, 80.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(177.5, 42.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.5, 35%, 80.8%)
CMYK35%, 0%, 1.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,834,763
CSS custom property--colour: #86CECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#793134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C7CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BDCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6AD2CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 14.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8689
Analogous#86CEA7, #86ADCE
Triadic#CB86CE, #CECB86
Split complementary#CE86AD, #CEA786
Tetradic#A786CE, #CE8689, #ADCE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FAFA
Lighter +20%#CFEBEA
Lighter +10%#AADDDB
Darker −10%#62BFBB
Darker −20%#45A9A5
Darker −30%#368582
Darker −40%#27615E
More saturated +25%#71E3DE
Less saturated −25%#9BB9B8

Channel breakdown

R134
G206
B203
Red134 (52.5%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue177.5°
Saturation (HSL)42.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G CE · B CB

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