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Recognised as Colour

#1085BD

  • #1085BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1085BD is a cyan with RGB values 16, 133, 189 and HSL 199°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1085BD#1085BD
HEX#1085BD
RGBrgb(16, 133, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.5216, 0.7412
RGB percentages6.3%, 52.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(199.4, 84.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 91.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK91.5%, 29.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,082,813
CSS custom property--colour: #1085BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#EF7A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A85BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5477BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD4810
Analogous#10BD9F, #102EBD
Triadic#BD1085, #85BD10
Split complementary#BD102E, #BD9F10
Tetradic#9F10BD, #BD4810, #2EBD10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2DCF7
Lighter +30%#73CAF3
Lighter +20%#44B8EF
Lighter +10%#15A6EB
Darker −10%#0C648E
Darker −20%#08435F
Darker −30%#042230
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#008BCD
Less saturated −25%#2A7CA3

Channel breakdown

R16
G133
B189
Red16 (6.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue199.42°
Saturation (HSL)84.39%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 85 · B BD

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