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#86a6fa color: Fennel Flower

#86a6fa is rgb(134, 166, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.582% 0.12741 267.39) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

73.6%
0.127
267°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #86a6fa

#86a6fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.85:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77aaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #86a6fa mixed with white

  1. 86a6fa
  2. 92affb
  3. 9db8fc
  4. a9c1fd
  5. b5cafe
  6. c1d3ff
  7. cddcff
  8. d9e5ff
  9. e6edff
  10. f2f6ff

Darker: #86a6fa mixed with black

  1. 86a6fa
  2. 7490d9
  3. 627aba
  4. 51659b
  5. 40517d
  6. 303e61
  7. 212b46
  8. 131a2d
  9. 060a15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #86a6fa with less saturation

  1. 86a6fa
  2. 8aa7f2
  3. 8da7ea
  4. 91a8e3
  5. 94a8db
  6. 98a9d3
  7. 9ba9cb
  8. 9fa9c2
  9. a2a9ba
  10. a6a9b2

Questions about #86a6fa

What color is #86a6fa?

#86a6fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(134, 166, 250), in HSL hsl(223.45, 92.06%, 75.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.582% 0.12741 267.39).

What colors go well with #86a6fa?

The complementary color of #86a6fa is #cca43c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4eb4f0 and #b397f0. The triadic partners are #ef887d and #6ebf7a.

Is white or black text more readable on #86a6fa?

Black text reads better on #86a6fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86a6fa a warm or cool color?

#86a6fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.127.