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Recognised as Colour

#85A1E4

  • #85A1E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#85A1E4 is a blue with RGB values 133, 161, 228 and HSL 222°, 64%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85A1E4#85A1E4
HEX#85A1E4
RGBrgb(133, 161, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6314, 0.8941
RGB percentages52.2%, 63.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(222.3, 63.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 41.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK41.7%, 29.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,757,732
CSS custom property--colour: #85A1E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#7A5E1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A7E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#809EE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#64AFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C885
Analogous#85D1E4, #9885E4
Triadic#E485A1, #A1E485
Split complementary#E49985, #D1E485
Tetradic#E485D1, #E4C885, #85E499

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E1F6
Lighter +10%#AFC1ED
Darker −10%#5B81DB
Darker −20%#3161D2
Darker −30%#264DAA
Darker −40%#1C3A81
More saturated +25%#7299F7
Less saturated −25%#98A9D1

Channel breakdown

R133
G161
B228
Red133 (52.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue222.32°
Saturation (HSL)63.76%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G A1 · B E4

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