#86CEEB#86CEEB

#86CEEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.083 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#86CEEB
RGB	rgb(134, 206, 235)
HSL	hsl(197, 72%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(197, 43%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.16, -15.08, -21.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.16, 26.14, 234.76°)
OKLab	oklab(81.43% -0.058 -0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(81.43% 0.083 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(46.8929, 55.2058, 86.7659)
Luminance	0.5521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#86CEEB #EBA386

analogous

#86EBD6 #86CEEB #869BEB

triadic

#86CEEB #EB86CE #CEEB86

tetradic

#86CEEB #D686EB #EBA386 #9BEB86

square

#86CEEB #D686EB #EBA386 #9BEB86

split-complementary

#86CEEB #EB869B #EBD686

monochromatic

#23A1D4 #51B9E2 #86CEEB #BBE3F4 #E5F4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#86CEEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.04

#86CEEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #86CEEB

12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##86CEEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##86CEEB	1.00	1.74	12.04	12.04
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECBED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFBFEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5AD7D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #86ceeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(134, 206, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.083 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aeddf1',
    500: '#86ceeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #86ceeb;
$custom-light: #aeddf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#86ceeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 134,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.228,
    "s": 71.631,
    "l": 72.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81431,
    "c": 0.08265,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.55209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#86CEEB

secondary

#C57250

accent

#4912D4

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #86CEEB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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