#86aff2

Color #86aff2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#86aff2

RGB

rgb(134, 175, 242)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 80.6%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 44.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.6%, 27.7%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(70.96, 3.5, -37.72)

LCH

lch(70.96, 37.88, 275.3)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.107, 259.94)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 52.5%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2c986

Analogous

#86e5f2

#86aff2

#9386f2

Triadic

#86aff2

#f286af

#aff286

Split-complementary

#86aff2

#f29386

#e5f286

Tetradic

#86aff2

#c986f2

#f2c986

#aff286

Square

#86aff2

#f286e5

#f2c986

#86f293

Shades

Color #86aff2 mixed toward black.

#4d8aec

#1865e2

#124caa

#0c3371

#061939

Tints

Color #86aff2 mixed toward white.

#9abcf4

#aecaf6

#c2d7f8

#d7e4fb

#ebf2fd

Tones

Color #86aff2 mixed toward gray.

#8fb1e9

#98b3e0

#a1b5d7

#aab8ce

#b3bac5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ae4 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#9794e1 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#88d8d6 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86aff2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86aff2]

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

#86aff2 (#86aff2) is rgb(134, 175, 242) in RGB.

No, #86aff2 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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