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Recognised as Colour

#85B6C4

  • #85B6C4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#85B6C4 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 182, 196 and HSL 193°, 35%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#85B6C4#85B6C4
HEX#85B6C4
RGBrgb(133, 182, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7137, 0.7686
RGB percentages52.2%, 71.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(193.3, 34.8%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 32.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK32.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,763,076
CSS custom property--colour: #85B6C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#7A493B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB3C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ABC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6FBBBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 12.8Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Dark grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C49385
Analogous#85C4B3, #8596C4
Triadic#C485B6, #B6C485
Split complementary#C48596, #C4B385
Tetradic#B385C4, #C49385, #96C485

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF4F6
Lighter +20%#CADFE5
Lighter +10%#A7CBD5
Darker −10%#63A1B3
Darker −20%#4A8799
Darker −30%#396977
Darker −40%#294B54
More saturated +25%#6EC3DB
Less saturated −25%#9CA9AD

Channel breakdown

R133
G182
B196
Red133 (52.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.81%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G B6 · B C4

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