#86CFFD colour

#86CFFD is a light sky blue close to CSS lightskyblue. RGB 134, 207, 253, HSL 203, 97%, 76%. Black text passes AAA (12.36:1), white fails (1.70:1).

#86CFFD

Nearest CSS name: lightskyblue #87cefa (not an exact match)
Described as: a light sky blue
Red, green, blue: 134, 207, 253
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.5679 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#86cffd`
RGB	`rgb(134, 207, 253)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(52.5% 81.2% 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203.2, 96.7%, 75.9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203.2, 47%, 99.2%)`
HWB	`hwb(203.2 52.5% 0.8%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(47%, 18%, 0%, 1%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(79.61% -14.52 -30.2)`
OKLCH	`oklch(82.35% 0.0976 237.29)`
Decimal	`8835069`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 1.70:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 12.36:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	1.70:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #86CFFD (12.36:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#91d3fd 18%#9cd8fd 27%#a7dcfe 36%#b2e0fe 45%#bde5fe 55%#c8e9fe 64%#d3eefe 73%#def2fe 82%#e9f6ff 91%#f4fbff

9%#7abce6 18%#6ea9cf 27%#6197b8 36%#5584a1 45%#49718a 55%#3d5e73 64%#314b5c 73%#253845 82%#18262e 91%#0c1317

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#86cffd #fdb486

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#86fdf0 #86cffd #8694fd

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#86cffd #fd86cf #cffd86

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#86cffd #fd8694 #fdf086

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#86cffd #f086fd #fdb486 #94fd86

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#86cffd Protanopia#baceff Deuteranopia#aac1fc Tritanopia#4edbde Achromatopsia#c6c6c6

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #86cffd;`
Background	`background-color: #86cffd;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #86cffd;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(134 207 253 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #86cffd;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86cffd, #507c98);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #b6e2fe, #86cffd);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #86cffd; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #86CFFD to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.