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Colour

#85B3FF

  • #85B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#85B3FF is a blue with RGB values 133, 179, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#85B3FF#85B3FF
HEX#85B3FF
RGBrgb(133, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.4, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,762,367
CSS custom property--colour: #85B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7A4C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#88ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#50C3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD185
Analogous#85F0FF, #9485FF
Triadic#FF85B3, #B3FF85
Split complementary#FF9485, #F0FF85
Tetradic#FF85F0, #FFD185, #85FF94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF3FF
Lighter +10%#B8D3FF
Darker −10%#5293FF
Darker −20%#1F73FF
Darker −30%#0059EB
Darker −40%#0045B8
More saturated +25%#85B3FF
Less saturated −25%#94B7F0

Channel breakdown

R133
G179
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G B3 · B FF

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