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Recognised as Colour

#85ABCB

  • #85ABCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#85ABCB is a blue with RGB values 133, 171, 203 and HSL 207°, 40%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#85ABCB#85ABCB
HEX#85ABCB
RGBrgb(133, 171, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6706, 0.7961
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(207.4, 40.2%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 34.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK34.5%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,267
CSS custom property--colour: #85ABCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#7A5434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EABCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A3CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#6EB3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Sky blue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBA585
Analogous#85CBC8, #8588CB
Triadic#CB85AB, #ABCB85
Split complementary#CB8588, #CBC885
Tetradic#C885CB, #CBA585, #88CB85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F5F9
Lighter +20%#CDDCE9
Lighter +10%#A9C4DA
Darker −10%#6192BC
Darker −20%#4679A4
Darker −30%#375F80
Darker −40%#27445D
More saturated +25%#6FADE1
Less saturated −25%#9BA9B5

Channel breakdown

R133
G171
B203
Red133 (52.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue207.43°
Saturation (HSL)40.23%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AB · B CB

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