Colour

#86DAEB

#86DAEB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#86DAEB is a cyan with RGB values 134, 218, 235 and HSL 190°, 72%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#86DAEB#86DAEB

HEX#86DAEB

RGBrgb(134, 218, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8549, 0.9216

RGB percentages52.5%, 85.5%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(190.1, 71.6%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 43%, 92.2%)

CMYK43%, 7.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,837,867

CSS custom property--colour: #86DAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#792514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCD4ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#58E1DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.7 Light blue · ΔE 11.5 Powder blue · ΔE 11.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EB9786

Analogous#86EBC9, #86A8EB

Triadic#EB86DA, #DAEB86

Split complementary#EB86A8, #EBC986

Tetradic#C986EB, #EB9786, #A7EB86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DEF5F9

Lighter +10%#B2E7F2

Darker −10%#5ACDE4

Darker −20%#2EBFDD

Darker −30%#1F9FB9

Darker −40%#177A8E

More saturated +25%#74E6FD

Less saturated −25%#98CED9

Channel breakdown

R134

G218

B235

Red134 (52.5%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue190.1°

Saturation (HSL)71.63%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G DA · B EB

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