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Recognised as Colour

#85AFF4

  • #85AFF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#85AFF4 is a blue with RGB values 133, 175, 244 and HSL 217°, 83%, 74%. 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

#85AFF4#85AFF4
HEX#85AFF4
RGBrgb(133, 175, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6863, 0.9569
RGB percentages52.2%, 68.6%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(217.3, 83.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 45.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK45.5%, 28.3%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,761,332
CSS custom property--colour: #85AFF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#7A500B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B4F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A9F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#59BEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 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 text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2Sky blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4CA85
Analogous#85E7F4, #9385F4
Triadic#F485AF, #AFF485
Split complementary#F49385, #E7F485
Tetradic#F485E6, #F4CA85, #85F493

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3ECFC
Lighter +10%#B4CEF8
Darker −10%#5690F0
Darker −20%#2772EC
Darker −30%#1359CD
Darker −40%#0E459F
More saturated +25%#7AACFF
Less saturated −25%#96B3E3

Channel breakdown

R133
G175
B244
Red133 (52.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue217.3°
Saturation (HSL)83.46%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AF · B F4

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