#86afef

Color #86afef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.13 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#86afef

RGB

rgb(134, 175, 239)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 76.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 43.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.9%, 26.8%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(70.84, 2.66, -36.28)

LCH

lch(70.84, 36.38, 274.19)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1032, 259.1)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 52.5%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efc686

Analogous

#86e3ef

#86afef

#9186ef

Triadic

#86afef

#ef86af

#afef86

Split-complementary

#86afef

#ef9186

#e3ef86

Tetradic

#86afef

#c686ef

#efc686

#afef86

Square

#86afef

#ef86e3

#efc686

#86ef91

Shades

Color #86afef mixed toward black.

#4f8be8

#1d67db

#164da5

#0f346e

#071a37

Tints

Color #86afef mixed toward white.

#9abcf2

#aecaf4

#c2d7f7

#d7e4fa

#ebf2fc

Tones

Color #86afef mixed toward gray.

#8fb1e6

#97b3dd

#a0b5d5

#a9b7cc

#b2b8c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ae2 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9794de · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#88d6d4 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86afef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86afef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#86afef (#86afef) is rgb(134, 175, 239) in RGB.

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

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