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Recognised as Colour

#86D3E2

  • #86D3E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#86D3E2 is a cyan with RGB values 134, 211, 226 and HSL 190°, 61%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#86D3E2#86D3E2
HEX#86D3E2
RGBrgb(134, 211, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8275, 0.8863
RGB percentages52.5%, 82.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(189.8, 61.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 40.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK40.7%, 6.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,836,066
CSS custom property--colour: #86D3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#792C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CEE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#5FDAD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.3Light blue · ΔE 10.3Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.26, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29586
Analogous#86E2C3, #86A5E2
Triadic#E286D3, #D3E286
Split complementary#E286A5, #E2C386
Tetradic#C386E2, #E29586, #A5E286

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8F1F6
Lighter +10%#AFE2EC
Darker −10%#5DC4D8
Darker −20%#34B5CE
Darker −30%#2892A7
Darker −40%#1E6E7E
More saturated +25%#73E0F5
Less saturated −25%#99C6CF

Channel breakdown

R134
G211
B226
Red134 (52.5%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue189.78°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G D3 · B E2

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