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Recognised as Colour

#86E1FF

  • #86E1FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#86E1FF is a cyan with RGB values 134, 225, 255 and HSL 195°, 100%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#86E1FF#86E1FF
HEX#86E1FF
RGBrgb(134, 225, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8824, 1
RGB percentages52.5%, 88.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(194.9, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.9, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK47.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,839,679
CSS custom property--colour: #86E1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#791E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDCEFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#47EBEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.7Light skyblue · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 16Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA486
Analogous#86FFE1, #86A4FF
Triadic#FF86E1, #E1FF86
Split complementary#FF86A4, #FFE186
Tetradic#E186FF, #FFA486, #A4FF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECFAFF
Lighter +10%#B9EEFF
Darker −10%#53D4FF
Darker −20%#20C8FF
Darker −30%#00B1EC
Darker −40%#008BB9
More saturated +25%#86E1FF
Less saturated −25%#95D9F0

Channel breakdown

R134
G225
B255
Red134 (52.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue194.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G E1 · B FF

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