Information about #86AFD0 color

#86AFD0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86AFD0 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(134, 175, 208) — 52.5% red, 68.6% green, 81.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 13 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #86AFD0 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Polo Blue (#8AA7CC). Slightly further away sit Blake (#88A7C8) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(134, 175, 208) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86AFD0: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#86AFD0 color variations

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#86AFD0 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 #86AFD0

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

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

#86AFD0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86AFD0
  • RGB134, 175, 208
  • CMYK29, 13, 0, 18
  • HSL207°, 44%, 67%
  • HSL Precise206.757°, 44.048%, 67.059%
  • HSV207°, 36%, 82%
  • HSB207°, 36%, 82%
  • HEX ID86AFD0
  • DECIMAL ID8826832
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
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