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Recognised as Colour

#85ABEA

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

#85ABEA is a blue with RGB values 133, 171, 234 and HSL 217°, 71%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85ABEA#85ABEA
HEX#85ABEA
RGBrgb(133, 171, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6706, 0.9176
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(217.4, 70.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 43.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK43.2%, 26.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,298
CSS custom property--colour: #85ABEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#7A5415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94AFEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#60B8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC485
Analogous#85DDEA, #9285EA
Triadic#EA85AB, #ABEA85
Split complementary#EA9285, #DDEA85
Tetradic#EA85DD, #EAC485, #85EA92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE7F9
Lighter +10%#B1C9F1
Darker −10%#598DE3
Darker −20%#2E6FDB
Darker −30%#1F58B7
Darker −40%#18438B
More saturated +25%#73A7FC
Less saturated −25%#97AFD8

Channel breakdown

R133
G171
B234
Red133 (52.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue217.43°
Saturation (HSL)70.63%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AB · B EA

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