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Recognised as Colour

#85ACBD

  • #85ACBD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#85ACBD is a cyan with RGB values 133, 172, 189 and HSL 198°, 30%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#85ACBD#85ACBD
HEX#85ACBD
RGBrgb(133, 172, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6745, 0.7412
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(198.2, 29.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 29.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK29.6%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,509
CSS custom property--colour: #85ACBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#7A5342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73B1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Sky blue · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9685
Analogous#85BDB2, #8590BD
Triadic#BD85AC, #ACBD85
Split complementary#BD8590, #BDB285
Tetradic#B285BD, #BD9685, #90BD85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F0F3
Lighter +20%#C7D9E1
Lighter +10%#A6C3CF
Darker −10%#6495AB
Darker −20%#4D7B8F
Darker −30%#3B5E6E
Darker −40%#29424D
More saturated +25%#6EB5D4
Less saturated −25%#9CA3A5

Channel breakdown

R133
G172
B189
Red133 (52.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue198.21°
Saturation (HSL)29.79%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AC · B BD

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