#86a5d7 Color Information

#86a5d7 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #86a5d7. In RGB, it consists of 52.5% Red, 64.7% Green, and 84.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 37.7% Cyan, 23.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 15.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 217.0°, with saturation of 50.3% and lightness of 68.4%. The decimal value for #86a5d7 is 8824279, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #86a5d7 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#86a5d7 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color134, 165, 215 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color52.5%, 64.7%, 84.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.475, 0.353, 0.157 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.377, 0.233, 0, 0.157 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color217.0°, 50.3%, 68.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color217.0°, 37.7%, 84.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.552, 36.885, 69.536 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color134, 156, 215 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8824279 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.191, 1.678, -28.799 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.191, 28.848, 273.334 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.191, -17.038, -45.460 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color60.733, -1.791, -25.371 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.250, 0.260, 36.885 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287014359 / 0xff86a5d7 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #86a5d7

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #86a5d7, its pure hue is 217.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.3%, and its lightness is 68.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #86a5d7, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #11151b to #7590bc.

Tints of #86a5d7

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #86a5d7, its pure hue is 217.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.3%, and its lightness is 68.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #86a5d7, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #95b0dc to #f0f4fa.

Tones of #86a5d7

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #86a5d7, its pure hue is 217.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #86a5d7, which range from #afafaf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #5e9cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #86a5d7

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #86a5d7! For #86a5d7, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #86a5d7. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #86a5d7

This color, #86a5d7, consists of 52.5% Red, 64.7% Green, and 84.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 134, Green = 165, Blue = 215. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #86a5d7 is 37.7% Cyan, 23.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 15.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R52.5%
C37.7%
G64.7%
M23.3%
B84.3%
Y0.0%
K15.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 134 165 215
Octal 206 245 327
Hexa #86 #a5 #d7
Binary 10000110 10100101 11010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 37 23 0 15
Octal 45 27 0 17
Hexa #25 #17 #00 #0f
Binary 00100101 00010111 00000000 00001111

Analogous Colors of #86a5d7

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #86a5d7 — which has hue 217.0° — its analogous colors are located at 187.0° and 247.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #86a5d7.

Triadic Colors of #86a5d7

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #86a5d7 — which has hue 217.0° — its triadic colors are located at 97.0° and 337.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #86a5d7.

Complementary Color of #86a5d7

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #86a5d7 — which has hue 217.0° — its complementary color is located at 37.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #86a5d7.

Split Complementary Colors of #86a5d7

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #86a5d7 — which has hue 217.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 7.0° and 217.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #86a5d7.

Tetradic Colors of #86a5d7

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #86a5d7 — which has hue 217.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 127.0°, 217.0°, 307.0°, and 37.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #86a5d7.

Monochromatic Colors of #86a5d7

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #86a5d7, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #687fa5 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #b9d0f5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #86a5d7

We want to make getting started with #86a5d7 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #86a5d7 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #86a5d7 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #86a5d7 with other HTML elements.

#86a5d7 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #86a5d7.
<span style="color: #86a5d7;">The color of this text is #86a5d7.</span>

#86a5d7 Background Color

The background color for this text is #86a5d7.
<div style="background-color: #86a5d7; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #86a5d7.</div>

#86a5d7 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #86a5d7.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #86a5d7;">This color for the shadow of this text is #86a5d7.</span>

#86a5d7 Border Color

This is a div with border color #86a5d7.
<div style="border: #86a5d7 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #86a5d7.</div>

#86a5d7 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #86a5d7 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #86a5d7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #86a5d7 on a white background.</div></div>

#86a5d7 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #86a5d7 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #86a5d7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #86a5d7 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #86a5d7 to White

This is a gradient from #86a5d7 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#86a5d7,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#86a5d7,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#86a5d7,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#86a5d7,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #86a5d7 to white.</div>

Gradient from #86a5d7 to Black

This is a gradient from #86a5d7 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#86a5d7,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#86a5d7,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#86a5d7,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#86a5d7,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #86a5d7 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #86a5d7

In addition to using #86a5d7 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #86a5d7 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #86a5d7, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 134, Green = 165, Blue = 215). If you need details about the color coordinates of #86a5d7 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #86a5d7
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(134, 165, 215)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #86a5d7; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #86a5d7; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #86a5d7; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(134, 165, 215);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#86a5d7")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:134, green:165, blue:215, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:134 green:165 blue:215 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(134f, 165f, 215f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(134, 165, 215);
 

#86a5d7 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #86a5d7 the same way. For those with color blindness, #86a5d7 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #86a5d7 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #86a5d7 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #86a5d7 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #86a5d7 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #86a5d7 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text