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Recognised as Colour

#85A1DB

  • #85A1DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#85A1DB is a blue with RGB values 133, 161, 219 and HSL 220°, 54%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#85A1DB#85A1DB
HEX#85A1DB
RGBrgb(133, 161, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6314, 0.8588
RGB percentages52.2%, 63.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(220.5, 54.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 39.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK39.3%, 26.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,757,723
CSS custom property--colour: #85A1DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#7A5E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA5DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#849DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#69ADB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBF85
Analogous#85CCDB, #9485DB
Triadic#DB85A1, #A1DB85
Split complementary#DB9485, #CCDB85
Tetradic#DB85CC, #DBBF85, #85DB94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#D4DEF2
Lighter +10%#ACBFE7
Darker −10%#5E83CF
Darker −20%#3965C1
Darker −30%#2D519A
Darker −40%#223C72
More saturated +25%#719AEF
Less saturated −25%#99A8C7

Channel breakdown

R133
G161
B219
Red133 (52.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue220.47°
Saturation (HSL)54.43%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G A1 · B DB

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