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Recognised as Colour

#85B0EC

  • #85B0EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#85B0EC is a blue with RGB values 133, 176, 236 and HSL 215°, 73%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#85B0EC#85B0EC
HEX#85B0EC
RGBrgb(133, 176, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6902, 0.9255
RGB percentages52.2%, 69%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(215, 73%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 43.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK43.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,761,580
CSS custom property--colour: #85B0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#7A4F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA9EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5EBDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 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 text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC185
Analogous#85E3EC, #8E85EC
Triadic#EC85B0, #B0EC85
Split complementary#EC8E85, #E3EC85
Tetradic#EC85E3, #ECC185, #85EC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE9FA
Lighter +10%#B1CDF3
Darker −10%#5993E5
Darker −20%#2D77DE
Darker −30%#1D5FBB
Darker −40%#16498F
More saturated +25%#73ADFE
Less saturated −25%#97B3DA

Channel breakdown

R133
G176
B236
Red133 (52.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue214.95°
Saturation (HSL)73.05%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G B0 · B EC

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