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#86A2FE Color

#86A2FE is rgb(134, 162, 254) in RGB, hsl(226, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 36%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86A2FE
HEX#86A2FE
RGBrgb(134, 162, 254)
HSLhsl(226, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(226, 47%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 36%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.138 269.9)
LABlab(67.44% 8.51 -49.55)
LCHlch(67.44% 50.27 279.74)

What #86A2FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #86A2FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.29Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 9.54United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.19French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 15.74Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 16.47Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 17.51

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#86A2FE Channel Values

How #86A2FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 134 · G 162 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 47% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86A2FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86A2FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86A2FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86A2FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86A2FE
Complementary
#FEE286
Analogous
#86DEFE
Analogous
#A686FE
Triadic
#FE86A2
Triadic
#A2FE86
Split comp.
#FEA686
Split comp.
#DEFE86

Tints & Shades of #86A2FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#95ADFE
#A4B9FE
#B3C5FE
#C7D4FE
#D7E0FF
#E6ECFF

Shades

#537BFD
#1C50FD
#0237E3
#022BB1
#011E7E
#011147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86A2FE.

How #86A2FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#86A2FE
Protanopia#9E9EFE
Protanomaly#959FFE
Deuteranopia#9999FE
Deuteranomaly#929DFE
Tritanopia#6FB1B1
Tritanomaly#79ABD4
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86A2FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-86a2fe: #86A2FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86A2FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86a2fe': '#86A2FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.635, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_86a2fe">#86A2FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#86A2FE"

More Blue Colors

#86A2FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#86A2FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86A2FE?

#86A2FE is a light blue — rgb(134, 162, 254) in RGB and hsl(226, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.29.

What is the RGB value of #86A2FE?

#86A2FE is rgb(134, 162, 254) — red 134, green 162, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86A2FE?

#86A2FE converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 36%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86A2FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86A2FE scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86A2FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86A2FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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