#86a3cd

Color #86a3cd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#86a3cd

RGB

rgb(134, 163, 205)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 41.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 34.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.27, 0.15, -24.68)

LCH

lch(66.27, 24.68, 270.35)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0698, 257.6)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 52.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb086

Analogous

#86c7cd

#86a3cd

#8d86cd

Triadic

#86a3cd

#cd86a3

#a3cd86

Split-complementary

#86a3cd

#cd8d86

#c7cd86

Tetradic

#86a3cd

#b086cd

#cdb086

#a3cd86

Square

#86a3cd

#cd86c7

#cdb086

#86cd8d

Shades

Color #86a3cd mixed toward black.

#5e85bc

#4268a0

#324e78

#213450

#111a28

Tints

Color #86a3cd mixed toward white.

#9ab2d5

#aec2de

#c3d1e6

#d7e0ee

#ebf0f7

Tones

Color #86a3cd mixed toward gray.

#8ca4c7

#92a5c1

#98a6bb

#9ea7b5

#a4a8af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9394c4 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#928fc2 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#88bcbb · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86a3cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86a3cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#86a3cd (#86a3cd) is rgb(134, 163, 205) in RGB.

No, #86a3cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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