Palettes / Colors / #86A2FE

#86A2FE — Light Vivid Blue

#86A2FE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#86A2FE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEE286; it also sits naturally between #86DEFE and #A686FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 64% · Blue 100%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #86A2FE

.text { color: #86A2FE; }
.background { background-color: #86A2FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86A2FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 162, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 98%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86A2FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 162, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86A2FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 162, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#86A2FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#86A2FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #86A2FE

Tints of #86A2FE

Tones of #86A2FE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEE286:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86A2FE: #000000.

How #86A2FE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #86A2FE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #86A2FE?

#86A2FE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 134, 162, 254). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86A2FE?

#86A2FE is RGB 134, 162, 254 — HSL 226°, 98%, 76% — CMYK 47%, 36%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #86A2FE?

Its complement is #FEE286; analogous partners are #86DEFE and #A686FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86A2FE for text?

Black text on #86A2FE has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.