What color is #86A2C7?

#86A2C7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Windfall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A2C7?

The RGB value is 134, 162, 199: 134 red, 162 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A2C7?

The complementary color is #C7AB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A2C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A2C7 color

#86A2C7 rgb(134, 162, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #86A2C7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 63.5% green and 78% blue (134, 162, 199).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Windfall (#84A7CE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#86A2C7 color codes

HEX	`#86A2C7`
RGB	`rgb(134, 162, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 63.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 19%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, -0.84, -22.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 22.12, 267.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.058, 35.031, 59.042)`
Decimal	`8823495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A2C7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #86A2C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A2C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #86A2C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a2c7; }
.text { color: #86a2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a2c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 162 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a2c7, #8b86c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #86A2C7?: #86A2C7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Windfall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A2C7?: The RGB value is 134, 162, 199: 134 red, 162 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A2C7?: The complementary color is #C7AB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A2C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.