What color is #86BDF7?

#86BDF7 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BDF7?

The RGB value is 134, 189, 247: 134 red, 189 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BDF7?

The complementary color is #F7C086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BDF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BDF7 color

#86BDF7 rgb(134, 189, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #86BDF7 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 74.1% green and 96.9% blue (134, 189, 247).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 88% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Electric Eel (#88BBEE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#86BDF7 color codes

HEX	`#86BDF7`
RGB	`rgb(134, 189, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 74.1%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 88%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 46%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 23%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.94, -2.81, -34.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.94, 34.38, 265.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.812, 48.176, 94.915)`
Decimal	`8830455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BDF7, 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 #86BDF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BDF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #86BDF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bdf7; }
.text { color: #86bdf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bdf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 189 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bdf7, #8786f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #86BDF7?: #86BDF7 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BDF7?: The RGB value is 134, 189, 247: 134 red, 189 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BDF7?: The complementary color is #F7C086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BDF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.