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#86BDCC

#86bdcc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#86bdcc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 74.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.31% cyan, 7.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 192.86°, with 40.7% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.4582

Complementary

  1. #86bdcc
  2. #cc9586

Split complementary

  1. #86bdcc
  2. #cc869a
  3. #ccb886

Analogous

  1. #86ccb8
  2. #86bdcc
  3. #869acc

Triadic

  1. #86bdcc
  2. #cc86bd
  3. #bdcc86

Tetradic

  1. #86bdcc
  2. #9586cc
  3. #cc9586
  4. #bdcc86

Square

  1. #86bdcc
  2. #b886cc
  3. #cc9586
  4. #9acc86

Monochromatic

  1. #377282
  2. #50a0b5
  3. #86bdcc
  4. #bcdae3
  5. #f1f7f9

Shades

#86bdcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86bdcc
  2. #79aab8
  3. #6b97a3
  4. #5e848f
  5. #50717a
  6. #435f66
  7. #364c52
  8. #28393d
  9. #1b2629
  10. #0d1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#86bdcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86bdcc
  2. #92c4d1
  3. #9ecad6
  4. #aad1db
  5. #b6d7e0
  6. #c3dee6
  7. #cfe5eb
  8. #dbebf0
  9. #e7f2f5
  10. #f3f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86bdcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86bdcc
  2. #85b7c4
  3. #85b1bd
  4. #84abb5
  5. #84a5ae
  6. #839fa6
  7. #82989e
  8. #829297
  9. #818c8f
  10. #818688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b8be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3b9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6dc3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3bbcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bb6cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78c0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86bdcc {
  color: #86bdcc;
}
Background
.bg-86bdcc {
  background-color: #86bdcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86bdcc {
  border: 2px solid #86bdcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86bdcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 189 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 41% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86bdcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86bdcc, #869acc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86bdcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 189 204 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.06 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.17 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.72 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.98 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.03 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.49 #794233 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#86bdcc  rgb(134, 189, 204)  hsl(193, 41%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#cc9586  rgb(204, 149, 134)  hsl(13, 41%, 66%)  Rosy Brown
#cc86bd  rgb(204, 134, 189)  hsl(313, 41%, 66%)  Sky Magenta
#bdcc86  rgb(189, 204, 134)  hsl(73, 41%, 66%)  Olivine