Royal Blue (86A8E6) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Royal Blue"

Blue · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.

✨ Uses

Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.

Tip

Royal Blue pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #86A8E6

RGB rgb(134, 168, 230)

HSL hsl(219°, 66%, 71%)

CMYK C:42% M:27% Y:0% K:10%

Luminance 0.3947

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.4:1

Aa — #86A8E6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.76:1

Aa — #86A8E6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#86A8E6 #E6C484

Analogous

#84D7E6 #86A8E6 #9384E6

Triadic

#86A8E6 #E684A6 #A6E684

Split-comp.

#86A8E6 #E69384 #D7E684

Tetradic

#86A8E6 #E684D7 #E6C484 #84E693

Monochromatic

#23427B #3C6DC8 #8CA9DE #B3C6EA #EFF3FB

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