#86aef8

Color #86aef8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#86aef8

RGB

rgb(134, 174, 248)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 89.1%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 46%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 29.8%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(70.95, 5.77, -41)

LCH

lch(70.95, 41.4, 278.01)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.116, 262.17)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 52.5%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8d086

Analogous

#86e7f8

#86aef8

#9786f8

Triadic

#86aef8

#f886ae

#aef886

Split-complementary

#86aef8

#f89786

#e7f886

Tetradic

#86aef8

#d086f8

#f8d086

#aef886

Square

#86aef8

#f886e7

#f8d086

#86f897

Shades

Color #86aef8 mixed toward black.

#4a86f5

#0e5ef1

#0a46b5

#072f78

#03173c

Tints

Color #86aef8 mixed toward white.

#9abcf9

#aec9fa

#c2d7fc

#d7e4fd

#ebf2fe

Tones

Color #86aef8 mixed toward gray.

#8fb1ef

#99b4e5

#a2b7dc

#acb9d2

#b5bcc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999e9 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#9793e5 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#88dcd9 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 21.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #86aef8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86aef8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#86aef8 (#86aef8) is rgb(134, 174, 248) in RGB.

No, #86aef8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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