#86b2ff

Color #86b2ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#86b2ff

RGB

rgb(134, 178, 255)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 100%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 47.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(72.31, 5.53, -42.66)

LCH

lch(72.31, 43.02, 277.39)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1211, 261.17)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 52.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffd386

Analogous

#86eeff

#86b2ff

#9786ff

Triadic

#86b2ff

#ff86b2

#b2ff86

Split-complementary

#86b2ff

#ff9786

#eeff86

Tetradic

#86b2ff

#d386ff

#ffd386

#b2ff86

Square

#86b2ff

#ff86ee

#ffd386

#86ff97

Shades

Color #86b2ff mixed toward black.

#4589ff

#045fff

#0047c3

#002f82

#001841

Tints

Color #86b2ff mixed toward white.

#9abfff

#aeccff

#c3d9ff

#d7e5ff

#ebf2ff

Tones

Color #86b2ff mixed toward gray.

#90b5f5

#9ab8eb

#a4bae1

#aebdd7

#b8c0cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bef · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#9895eb · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#89e2df · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 21.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #86b2ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86b2ff]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#86b2ff (#86b2ff) is rgb(134, 178, 255) in RGB.

No, #86b2ff 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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