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Colour

#85AAFF

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

#85AAFF is a blue with RGB values 133, 170, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85AAFF#85AAFF
HEX#85AAFF
RGBrgb(133, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.8, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,063
CSS custom property--colour: #85AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7A5500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#52BCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA85
Analogous#85E7FF, #9D85FF
Triadic#FF85AA, #AAFF85
Split complementary#FF9D85, #E7FF85
Tetradic#FF85E7, #FFDA85, #85FF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF1FF
Lighter +10%#B8CEFF
Darker −10%#5286FF
Darker −20%#1F63FF
Darker −30%#0047EB
Darker −40%#0038B8
More saturated +25%#85AAFF
Less saturated −25%#94B0F0

Channel breakdown

R133
G170
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AA · B FF

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