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Colour

#85B0FF

  • #85B0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#85B0FF is a blue with RGB values 133, 176, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85B0FF#85B0FF
HEX#85B0FF
RGBrgb(133, 176, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6902, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 69%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.9, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 31%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,761,599
CSS custom property--colour: #85B0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#7A4F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#84ABFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#51C1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD485
Analogous#85EDFF, #9785FF
Triadic#FF85B0, #B0FF85
Split complementary#FF9785, #EDFF85
Tetradic#FF85ED, #FFD485, #85FF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF2FF
Lighter +10%#B8D1FF
Darker −10%#528FFF
Darker −20%#1F6EFF
Darker −30%#0053EB
Darker −40%#0041B8
More saturated +25%#85B0FF
Less saturated −25%#94B5F0

Channel breakdown

R133
G176
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G B0 · B FF

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