Colour

#85ADBC

#85ADBC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#85ADBC is a cyan with RGB values 133, 173, 188 and HSL 196°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#85ADBC#85ADBC

HEX#85ADBC

RGBrgb(133, 173, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6784, 0.7373

RGB percentages52.2%, 67.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(196.4, 29.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 29.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK29.3%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,760,764

CSS custom property--colour: #85ADBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#7A5243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4ABBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA4BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#73B2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15.1 Light blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark grey · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BC9485

Analogous#85BCB0, #8591BC

Triadic#BC85AD, #ADBC85

Split complementary#BC8592, #BCB085

Tetradic#AF85BC, #BC9485, #91BC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8EFF2

Lighter +20%#C7D9E0

Lighter +10%#A6C3CE

Darker −10%#6497AA

Darker −20%#4E7C8D

Darker −30%#3C5F6C

Darker −40%#29424C

More saturated +25%#6DB8D4

Less saturated −25%#9DA2A4

Channel breakdown

R133

G173

B188

Red133 (52.2%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue196.36°

Saturation (HSL)29.1%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G AD · B BC

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