#86aeeb

Color #86aeeb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 17.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#86aeeb

RGB

rgb(134, 174, 235)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 71.6%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 43%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(43%, 26%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.41, 2.1, -34.78)

LCH

lch(70.41, 34.84, 273.46)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0989, 258.63)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 52.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebc386

Analogous

#86e1eb

#86aeeb

#9186eb

Triadic

#86aeeb

#eb86ae

#aeeb86

Split-complementary

#86aeeb

#eb9186

#e1eb86

Tetradic

#86aeeb

#c386eb

#ebc386

#aeeb86

Square

#86aeeb

#eb86e1

#ebc386

#86eb91

Shades

Color #86aeeb mixed toward black.

#518be2

#2369d3

#1a4f9e

#11346a

#091a35

Tints

Color #86aeeb mixed toward white.

#9abcee

#aec9f2

#c3d7f5

#d7e4f8

#ebf2fc

Tones

Color #86aeeb mixed toward gray.

#8fb0e3

#97b2da

#9fb3d2

#a8b5c9

#b0b7c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999de · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#9793db · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#88d3d1 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #86aeeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86aeeb]

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

#86aeeb (#86aeeb) is rgb(134, 174, 235) in RGB.

No, #86aeeb 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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