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Recognised as Colour

#85AFFC

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

#85AFFC is a blue with RGB values 133, 175, 252 and HSL 219°, 95%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85AFFC#85AFFC
HEX#85AFFC
RGBrgb(133, 175, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6863, 0.9882
RGB percentages52.2%, 68.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(218.8, 95.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 47.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK47.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,761,340
CSS custom property--colour: #85AFFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#7A5003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#85AAFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#53C0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD285
Analogous#85EBFC, #9685FC
Triadic#FC85AF, #AFFC85
Split complementary#FC9685, #EBFC85
Tetradic#FC85EB, #FCD285, #85FC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F0FE
Lighter +10%#B7D0FD
Darker −10%#538EFB
Darker −20%#216EFA
Darker −30%#0654E2
Darker −40%#0441B1
More saturated +25%#82AEFF
Less saturated −25%#95B4EC

Channel breakdown

R133
G175
B252
Red133 (52.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)95.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AF · B FC

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