#86a4e8

Color #86a4e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#86a4e8

RGB

rgb(134, 164, 232)

HSL

hsl(221.6, 68.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.6, 42.2%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.2%, 29.3%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(67.61, 6.89, -37.49)

LCH

lch(67.61, 38.12, 280.41)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.1051, 265.63)

HWB

hwb(221.6, 52.5%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8ca86

Analogous

#86d5e8

#86a4e8

#9986e8

Triadic

#86a4e8

#e886a4

#a4e886

Split-complementary

#86a4e8

#e89986

#d5e886

Tetradic

#86a4e8

#ca86e8

#e8ca86

#a4e886

Square

#86a4e8

#e886d5

#e8ca86

#86e899

Shades

Color #86a4e8 mixed toward black.

#537ede

#275acd

#1d439a

#132d67

#0a1633

Tints

Color #86a4e8 mixed toward white.

#9ab3ec

#aec2f0

#c3d2f4

#d7e1f7

#ebf0fb

Tones

Color #86a4e8 mixed toward gray.

#8ea7e0

#96aad8

#9faed0

#a7b1c7

#afb4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494da · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#9290d7 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#88cecb · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86a4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86a4e8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#86a4e8 (#86a4e8) is rgb(134, 164, 232) in RGB.

No, #86a4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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