#86aad6

Color #86aad6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#86aad6

RGB

rgb(134, 170, 214)

HSL

hsl(213, 49.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 37.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(68.51, -1.38, -26.21)

LCH

lch(68.51, 26.25, 266.99)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0755, 253.77)

HWB

hwb(213, 52.5%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6b286

Analogous

#86d2d6

#86aad6

#8a86d6

Triadic

#86aad6

#d686aa

#aad686

Split-complementary

#86aad6

#d68a86

#d2d686

Tetradic

#86aad6

#b286d6

#d6b286

#aad686

Square

#86aad6

#d686d2

#d6b286

#86d68a

Shades

Color #86aad6 mixed toward black.

#5b8bc7

#3b6ead

#2c5382

#1d3757

#0f1c2b

Tints

Color #86aad6 mixed toward white.

#9ab8dd

#aec6e4

#c2d4ea

#d7e3f1

#ebf1f8

Tones

Color #86aad6 mixed toward gray.

#8dabcf

#93abc9

#9aacc2

#a1adbb

#a7adb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797cc · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#9592ca · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#88c5c3 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86aad6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86aad6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#86aad6 (#86aad6) is rgb(134, 170, 214) in RGB.

No, #86aad6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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