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Recognised as Colour

#85A9EA

  • #85A9EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#85A9EA is a blue with RGB values 133, 169, 234 and HSL 219°, 71%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85A9EA#85A9EA
HEX#85A9EA
RGBrgb(133, 169, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6627, 0.9176
RGB percentages52.2%, 66.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(218.6, 70.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 43.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK43.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,759,786
CSS custom property--colour: #85A9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#7A5615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91ADEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A4E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#60B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24Sky blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC685
Analogous#85DBEA, #9485EA
Triadic#EA85A9, #A9EA85
Split complementary#EA9385, #DBEA85
Tetradic#EA85DB, #EAC685, #85EA94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE6F9
Lighter +10%#B1C8F1
Darker −10%#598AE3
Darker −20%#2E6CDB
Darker −30%#1F55B7
Darker −40%#18418B
More saturated +25%#73A4FC
Less saturated −25%#97AED8

Channel breakdown

R133
G169
B234
Red133 (52.2%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue218.61°
Saturation (HSL)70.63%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G A9 · B EA

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