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Recognised as Colour

#85ADFE

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

#85ADFE is a blue with RGB values 133, 173, 254 and HSL 220°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85ADFE#85ADFE
HEX#85ADFE
RGBrgb(133, 173, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6784, 0.9961
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(220.2, 98.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 47.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK47.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,830
CSS custom property--colour: #85ADFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#7A5201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A8FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#52BECAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED685
Analogous#85EAFE, #9985FE
Triadic#FE85AD, #ADFE85
Split complementary#FE9985, #EAFE85
Tetradic#FE85EA, #FED685, #85FE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF1FF
Lighter +10%#B8CFFE
Darker −10%#528BFE
Darker −20%#2069FD
Darker −30%#024EE8
Darker −40%#013DB6
More saturated +25%#84ADFF
Less saturated −25%#94B2EF

Channel breakdown

R133
G173
B254
Red133 (52.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue220.17°
Saturation (HSL)98.37%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AD · B FE

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