#86bfcc

Color #86bfcc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.28 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#86bfcc

RGB

rgb(134, 191, 204)

HSL

hsl(191.1, 40.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.1, 34.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.99, -15.21, -12.43)

LCH

lch(73.99, 19.64, 219.26)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0617, 213.43)

HWB

hwb(191.1, 52.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc9386

Analogous

#86ccb6

#86bfcc

#869ccc

Triadic

#86bfcc

#cc86bf

#bfcc86

Split-complementary

#86bfcc

#cc869c

#ccb686

Tetradic

#86bfcc

#9386cc

#cc9386

#bfcc86

Square

#86bfcc

#b686cc

#cc9386

#9ccc86

Shades

Color #86bfcc mixed toward black.

#5eaabb

#438e9f

#326a77

#21474f

#112328

Tints

Color #86bfcc mixed toward white.

#9acad5

#aed4dd

#c3dfe6

#d7eaee

#ebf4f7

Tones

Color #86bfcc mixed toward gray.

#8cbbc6

#92b8c0

#98b4bb

#9db0b5

#a3adaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2c9 · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9ac8 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#8ac7c6 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86bfcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86bfcc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#86bfcc (#86bfcc) is rgb(134, 191, 204) in RGB.

No, #86bfcc 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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