#86ace5

Color #86ace5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 16.52 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#86ace5

RGB

rgb(134, 172, 229)

HSL

hsl(216, 64.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 41.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(69.63, 1.56, -32.71)

LCH

lch(69.63, 32.75, 272.73)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0929, 258.33)

HWB

hwb(216, 52.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5bf86

Analogous

#86dce5

#86ace5

#9086e5

Triadic

#86ace5

#e586ac

#ace586

Split-complementary

#86ace5

#e59086

#dce586

Tetradic

#86ace5

#bf86e5

#e5bf86

#ace586

Square

#86ace5

#e586dc

#e5bf86

#86e590

Shades

Color #86ace5 mixed toward black.

#548ada

#2b69c7

#204f95

#153564

#0b1a32

Tints

Color #86ace5 mixed toward white.

#9abae9

#aec8ee

#c3d6f2

#d7e3f6

#ebf1fb

Tones

Color #86ace5 mixed toward gray.

#8eaedd

#96afd5

#9eb1cd

#a6b2c5

#aeb4bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898d9 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#9693d6 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#88cfcd · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #86ace5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86ace5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#86ace5 (#86ace5) is rgb(134, 172, 229) in RGB.

No, #86ace5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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