#86C4DADolphin (#86C4DA) is a light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 222°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.071. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #86C4DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(134, 196, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 53%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 39%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 10%, 0%, 15%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.8 -14.3 -17.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.786 0.071 222) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dolphin shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#93c0cc — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#8fc5d6 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#86c4da — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#85c5dd — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Dolphin in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.92:1 and against black 10.92:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#dff6ff · #86c4da · #72acc1 · #518598 · #316070 · #113e4c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b1eae5 · #97d8e0 · #86c4da · #7dadcd · #7996bb · #7481a6
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#86c4da · #9399b2 · #4f8597 · #525c8a · #174b5b · #24293f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cde0e8 · #86c4da · #bf8872 · #5b7c88 · #3f5c66 · #2a3d43
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0ec · #86c4da · #949fa4 · #635d5b · #1d292d · #030101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f9efec · #d2c7c3 · #a89b96 · #32231e · #0f0401 · #86c4da
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d8b3 · #86c4da · #b38149 · #5d678b · #4d2f31 · #081413
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee7 · #86c4da · #bf8e93 · #79572b · #40181e · #120600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdecf6 · #86c4da · #b88fa8 · #67602a · #2d2800 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f7eefd · #86c4da · #aa93b9 · #82503c · #1b2d08 · #0c0100
#97CDE0 · #A7D5E6 · #B7DEEC · #C7E7F3 · #D8F0F9
#69A1B4 · #4D7F90 · #325E6D · #18404D · #00232E
#92C2D3 · #9EC0CC · #A8BDC5
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.