Palettes / Colors / #86C2FD

#86C2FD — Light Vivid Blue

#86C2FD is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#86C2FD 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 #FDC286; it also sits naturally between #86FDFD and #8686FD. 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 76% · Blue 99%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86C2FD

.text { color: #86C2FD; }
.background { background-color: #86C2FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86C2FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 194, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 97%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86C2FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 194, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86C2FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 194, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#86C2FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#86C2FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #86C2FD

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Tones of #86C2FD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDC286:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86C2FD: #000000.

How #86C2FD 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 #86C2FD 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 #86C2FD?

#86C2FD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 134, 194, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86C2FD?

#86C2FD is RGB 134, 194, 253 — HSL 210°, 97%, 76% — CMYK 47%, 23%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #86C2FD?

Its complement is #FDC286; analogous partners are #86FDFD and #8686FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86C2FD for text?

Black text on #86C2FD has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.