Palettes / Colors / #86AEFE

#86AEFE — Light Vivid Blue

#86AEFE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#86AEFE 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 #FED686; it also sits naturally between #86EAFE and #9A86FE. 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 68% · Blue 100%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86AEFE

.text { color: #86AEFE; }
.background { background-color: #86AEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86AEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 174, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 98%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86AEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 174, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86AEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 174, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FED686:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86AEFE: #000000.

How #86AEFE 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 #86AEFE 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 #86AEFE?

#86AEFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 134, 174, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86AEFE?

#86AEFE is RGB 134, 174, 254 — HSL 220°, 98%, 76% — CMYK 47%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #86AEFE?

Its complement is #FED686; analogous partners are #86EAFE and #9A86FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86AEFE for text?

Black text on #86AEFE has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.