Information about #86B3EA color

#86B3EA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86B3EA falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 179, 234) — 52.5% red, 70.2% green, 91.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 39 / 22 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #86B3EA reads as a vivid, lively azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Azure (#8BB9E7). Slightly further away sit Jordy Blue (#8AB9F1) and Aero (#7CB9E8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(134, 179, 234)), which gives #86B3EA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #86B3EA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#86B3EA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#86B3EA 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 #86B3EA

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86B3EA
  • RGB134, 179, 234
  • CMYK39, 22, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(134, 179, 234)
  • HSL213°, 70%, 72%
  • HSL Precise213°, 70.423%, 72.157%
  • HSV213°, 43%, 92%
  • HSB213°, 43%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.702, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.702, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.702, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID86B3EA
  • DECIMAL ID8827882
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01