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Colour

#85A1FF

  • #85A1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#85A1FF is a blue with RGB values 133, 161, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85A1FF#85A1FF
HEX#85A1FF
RGBrgb(133, 161, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6314, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 63.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(226.2, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,757,759
CSS custom property--colour: #85A1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#7A5E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#71A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#54B5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE385
Analogous#85DEFF, #A685FF
Triadic#FF85A1, #A1FF85
Split complementary#FFA685, #DEFF85
Tetradic#FF85DE, #FFE385, #85FFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF0FF
Lighter +10%#B8C8FF
Darker −10%#527AFF
Darker −20%#1F52FF
Darker −30%#0036EB
Darker −40%#002AB8
More saturated +25%#85A1FF
Less saturated −25%#94A9F0

Channel breakdown

R133
G161
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue226.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G A1 · B FF

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