Colour

#86D1DB

#86D1DB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#86D1DB is a cyan with RGB values 134, 209, 219 and HSL 187°, 54%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

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HEX#86D1DB

RGBrgb(134, 209, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8196, 0.8588

RGB percentages52.5%, 82%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(187.1, 54.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 38.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK38.8%, 4.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,835,547

CSS custom property--colour: #86D1DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#792E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6CBDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7C0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#63D7D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.3 Sky blue · ΔE 10.7 Light blue · ΔE 10.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DB9086

Analogous#86DBBA, #86A7DB

Triadic#DB86D1, #D1DB86

Split complementary#DB86A7, #DBBB86

Tetradic#BA86DB, #DB9086, #A7DB86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFEFE

Lighter +20%#D5EFF2

Lighter +10%#ADE0E7

Darker −10%#5FC2CF

Darker −20%#3AB1C1

Darker −30%#2E8D9A

Darker −40%#226973

More saturated +25%#72E0EF

Less saturated −25%#9AC2C7

Channel breakdown

R134

G209

B219

Red134 (52.5%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue187.06°

Saturation (HSL)54.14%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G D1 · B DB

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