Information about #86ABC6 color

#86ABC6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86ABC6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 171, 198) — 52.5% red, 67.1% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 11 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #86ABC6 reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blake (#88A7C8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Polo Blue (#8AA7CC).

The recipe behind #86ABC6 is rgb(134, 171, 198), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86ABC6: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #86ABC6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#86ABC6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#86ABC6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #86ABC6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86ABC6
  • RGB134, 171, 198
  • CMYK25, 11, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(134, 171, 198)
  • HSL205°, 36%, 65%
  • HSL Precise205.313°, 35.955%, 65.098%
  • HSV205°, 32%, 78%
  • HSB205°, 32%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.671, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.671, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.671, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID86ABC6
  • DECIMAL ID8825798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01