What color is #86D1F6?

#86D1F6 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Baby Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86D1F6?

The RGB value is 134, 209, 246: 134 red, 209 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86D1F6?

The complementary color is #F6AB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86D1F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86D1F6 color

#86D1F6 rgb(134, 209, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #86D1F6 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 82% green and 96.5% blue (134, 209, 246).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 86% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Baby Blue (#89CFF0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#86D1F6 color codes

HEX	`#86D1F6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 209, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 82%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 86%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 46%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 15%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, -13.71, -25.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 28.87, 241.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.261, 57.319, 95.639)`
Decimal	`8835574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86D1F6, 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 #86D1F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86D1F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #86D1F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86d1f6; }
.text { color: #86d1f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86d1f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 209 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86d1f6, #8699f6); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #86D1F6?: #86D1F6 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Baby Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86D1F6?: The RGB value is 134, 209, 246: 134 red, 209 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86D1F6?: The complementary color is #F6AB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86D1F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.