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Recognised as Colour

#85A7AD

  • #85A7AD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#85A7AD is a cyan with RGB values 133, 167, 173 and HSL 189°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#85A7AD#85A7AD
HEX#85A7AD
RGBrgb(133, 167, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6549, 0.6784
RGB percentages52.2%, 65.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(189, 19.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189, 23.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK23.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,759,213
CSS custom property--colour: #85A7AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#7A5852

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A4ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9FADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79AAA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Silver · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8B85
Analogous#85AD9F, #8593AD
Triadic#AD85A7, #A7AD85
Split complementary#AD8593, #AD9F85
Tetradic#9F85AD, #AD8B85, #93AD85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E9EB
Lighter +20%#C2D3D6
Lighter +10%#A3BDC2
Darker −10%#679199
Darker −20%#52747A
Darker −30%#3E575C
Darker −40%#293A3D
More saturated +25%#6CB9C7
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R133
G167
B173
Red133 (52.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue189°
Saturation (HSL)19.61%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G A7 · B AD

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