Colour

#85B4E4

#85B4E4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#85B4E4 is a blue with RGB values 133, 180, 228 and HSL 210°, 64%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#85B4E4

RGBrgb(133, 180, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7059, 0.8941

RGB percentages52.2%, 70.6%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(210.3, 63.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 41.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK41.7%, 21.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,762,596

CSS custom property--colour: #85B4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.9 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#7A4B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1B5E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#95ABE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#61BFC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 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

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5 Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.7 Light blue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4B585

Analogous#85E4E4, #8585E4

Triadic#E485B4, #B4E485

Split complementary#E48585, #E4E485

Tetradic#E485E4, #E4B585, #85E485

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D9E7F6

Lighter +10%#AFCEED

Darker −10%#5B9ADB

Darker −20%#3181D2

Darker −30%#2667AA

Darker −40%#1C4E81

More saturated +25%#72B4F7

Less saturated −25%#98B4D1

Channel breakdown

R133

G180

B228

Red133 (52.2%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue210.32°

Saturation (HSL)63.76%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G B4 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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