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Colour

#86D5ED

  • #86D5ED
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#86D5ED is a cyan with RGB values 134, 213, 237 and HSL 194°, 74%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#86D5ED#86D5ED
HEX#86D5ED
RGBrgb(134, 213, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8353, 0.9294
RGB percentages52.5%, 83.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(194, 74.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 43.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK43.5%, 10.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,836,589
CSS custom property--colour: #86D5ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#792A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#58DDDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.3Light blue · ΔE 11.1Light skyblue · ΔE 11.8Powder blue · ΔE 13.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.28, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED9E86
Analogous#86EDD1, #86A2ED
Triadic#ED86D5, #D5ED86
Split complementary#ED86A2, #EDD286
Tetradic#D186ED, #ED9E86, #A2ED86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF4FA
Lighter +10%#B2E4F4
Darker −10%#5AC6E6
Darker −20%#2DB6E0
Darker −30%#1C98BE
Darker −40%#167591
More saturated +25%#75DEFE
Less saturated −25%#97CCDC

Channel breakdown

R134
G213
B237
Red134 (52.5%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue193.98°
Saturation (HSL)74.1%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G D5 · B ED

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