#86acc3

Color #86acc3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#86acc3

RGB

rgb(134, 172, 195)

HSL

hsl(202.6, 33.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.6, 31.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(68.4, -7.35, -15.9)

LCH

lch(68.4, 17.52, 245.19)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0531, 235.05)

HWB

hwb(202.6, 52.5%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c39d86

Analogous

#86c3bb

#86acc3

#868dc3

Triadic

#86acc3

#c386ac

#acc386

Split-complementary

#86acc3

#c3868d

#c3bb86

Tetradic

#86acc3

#9d86c3

#c39d86

#acc386

Square

#86acc3

#bb86c3

#c39d86

#8dc386

Shades

Color #86acc3 mixed toward black.

#6193b1

#497793

#37596e

#243b49

#121e25

Tints

Color #86acc3 mixed toward white.

#9abacd

#aec8d7

#c2d6e1

#d7e3eb

#ebf1f5

Tones

Color #86acc3 mixed toward gray.

#8babbe

#90a9b9

#95a8b4

#9aa7af

#9fa6aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898be · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#9693bc · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#88b9b9 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #86acc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86acc3]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#86acc3 (#86acc3) is rgb(134, 172, 195) in RGB.

No, #86acc3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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