#86a8ce

Color #86a8ce

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#86a8ce

RGB

rgb(134, 168, 206)

HSL

hsl(211.7, 42.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.7, 35%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 18.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(67.67, -2.37, -23.08)

LCH

lch(67.67, 23.2, 264.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0671, 251.59)

HWB

hwb(211.7, 52.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceac86

Analogous

#86ccce

#86a8ce

#8886ce

Triadic

#86a8ce

#ce86a8

#a8ce86

Split-complementary

#86a8ce

#ce8886

#ccce86

Tetradic

#86a8ce

#ac86ce

#ceac86

#a8ce86

Square

#86a8ce

#ce86cc

#ceac86

#86ce88

Shades

Color #86a8ce mixed toward black.

#5e8bbe

#416fa1

#315379

#213751

#101c28

Tints

Color #86a8ce mixed toward white.

#9ab7d6

#aec5de

#c3d4e7

#d7e2ef

#ebf1f7

Tones

Color #86a8ce mixed toward gray.

#8ca8c8

#92a9c2

#98a9bc

#9ea9b6

#a4aab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696c6 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#9491c4 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#88bfbd · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86a8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86a8ce]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#86a8ce (#86a8ce) is rgb(134, 168, 206) in RGB.

No, #86a8ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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