#86a4cd

Color #86a4cd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#86a4cd

RGB

rgb(134, 164, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 41.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 34.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.6%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.54, -0.41, -24.26)

LCH

lch(66.54, 24.26, 269.03)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.069, 256.33)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 52.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdaf86

Analogous

#86c8cd

#86a4cd

#8c86cd

Triadic

#86a4cd

#cd86a4

#a4cd86

Split-complementary

#86a4cd

#cd8c86

#c8cd86

Tetradic

#86a4cd

#af86cd

#cdaf86

#a4cd86

Square

#86a4cd

#cd86c8

#cdaf86

#86cd8c

Shades

Color #86a4cd mixed toward black.

#5e86bc

#426aa0

#324f78

#213550

#111a28

Tints

Color #86a4cd mixed toward white.

#9ab3d5

#aec2de

#c3d2e6

#d7e1ee

#ebf0f7

Tones

Color #86a4cd mixed toward gray.

#8ca5c7

#92a6c1

#98a7bb

#9ea8b5

#a4a9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c4 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#9290c2 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#88bdbb · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86a4cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86a4cd]

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

#86a4cd (#86a4cd) is rgb(134, 164, 205) in RGB.

No, #86a4cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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