Information about #86B1C1 color

#86B1C1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86B1C1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 177, 193) — 52.5% red, 69.4% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 6 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#86B1C1 is a softly balanced steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moby (#8EB2BE) and Blake (#88A7C8).

In RGB terms — rgb(134, 177, 193) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86B1C1: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #86B1C1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#86B1C1 color variations

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#86B1C1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #86B1C1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

#86B1C1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86B1C1
  • RGB134, 177, 193
  • CMYK23, 6, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(134, 177, 193)
  • HSL196°, 32%, 64%
  • HSL Precise196.271°, 32.24%, 64.118%
  • HSV196°, 31%, 76%
  • HSB196°, 31%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.694, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.694, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.694, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID86B1C1
  • DECIMAL ID8827329
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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