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#86bcf3 color: Electric Eel

#86bcf3 is rgb(134, 188, 243) in RGB and oklch(77.848% 0.09731 249.615) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

77.8%
0.097
250°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Baby blue
  • blue-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #86bcf3

#86bcf3 is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 77.8% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Electric Eel (#88bbee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #86bcf3 mixed with white

  1. 86bcf3
  2. 92c3f5
  3. 9fcaf6
  4. abd0f8
  5. b7d7f9
  6. c3defa
  7. cfe4fb
  8. dbebfc
  9. e7f2fd
  10. f3f8fe

Darker: #86bcf3 mixed with black

  1. 86bcf3
  2. 74a3d3
  3. 628bb4
  4. 517397
  5. 405d7a
  6. 30475e
  7. 213244
  8. 131f2b
  9. 060d14
  10. 010203

Calmer: #86bcf3 with less saturation

  1. 86bcf3
  2. 8bbced
  3. 91bbe7
  4. 96bbe1
  5. 9bbbdb
  6. a0bad5
  7. a5b9cf
  8. a9b9c9
  9. aeb8c3
  10. b2b7bd

Questions about #86bcf3

What color is #86bcf3?

#86bcf3 is bright light blue. The closest named color is Electric Eel. In RGB it is rgb(134, 188, 243), in HSL hsl(210.28, 81.95%, 73.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.848% 0.09731 249.615).

What colors go well with #86bcf3?

The complementary color of #86bcf3 is #dfac70. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #68c6e2 and #aab0f5. The triadic partners are #ed9da9 and #a3c481.

Is white or black text more readable on #86bcf3?

Black text reads better on #86bcf3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86bcf3 a warm or cool color?

#86bcf3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 77.8% and its chroma 0.097.