Colour

#85A7DA

#85A7DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#85A7DA is a blue with RGB values 133, 167, 218 and HSL 216°, 53%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#85A7DA#85A7DA

HEX#85A7DA

RGBrgb(133, 167, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6549, 0.8549

RGB percentages52.2%, 65.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(216, 53.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 39%, 85.5%)

CMYK39%, 23.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,759,258

CSS custom property--colour: #85A7DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.6 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#A3A3A3

Inverted#7A5825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95AADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA1D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#68B2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 18 Sky blue · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAB885

Analogous#85D2DA, #8D85DA

Triadic#DA85A7, #A7DA85

Split complementary#DA8E85, #D2DA85

Tetradic#DA85D2, #DAB885, #85DA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFCFE

Lighter +20%#D3DFF2

Lighter +10%#ACC3E6

Darker −10%#5E8BCE

Darker −20%#3A6FBF

Darker −30%#2E5898

Darker −40%#224271

More saturated +25%#71A3EE

Less saturated −25%#99ABC6

Channel breakdown

R133

G167

B218

Red133 (52.2%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)53.46%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G A7 · B DA

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