#86b3ff

Color #86b3ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.5 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#86b3ff

RGB

rgb(134, 179, 255)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 100%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 47.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(72.58, 4.97, -42.24)

LCH

lch(72.58, 42.53, 276.71)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1201, 260.51)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 52.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd286

Analogous

#86efff

#86b3ff

#9686ff

Triadic

#86b3ff

#ff86b3

#b3ff86

Split-complementary

#86b3ff

#ff9686

#efff86

Tetradic

#86b3ff

#d286ff

#ffd286

#b3ff86

Square

#86b3ff

#ff86ef

#ffd286

#86ff96

Shades

Color #86b3ff mixed toward black.

#458aff

#0462ff

#0048c3

#003082

#001841

Tints

Color #86b3ff mixed toward white.

#9ac0ff

#aeccff

#c3d9ff

#d7e6ff

#ebf2ff

Tones

Color #86b3ff mixed toward gray.

#90b6f5

#9ab8eb

#a4bbe1

#aebdd7

#b8c0cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cef · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#9995ec · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#89e2df · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #86b3ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86b3ff]

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

#86b3ff (#86b3ff) is rgb(134, 179, 255) in RGB.

No, #86b3ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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