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Colour

#85B7DC

  • #85B7DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#85B7DC is a blue with RGB values 133, 183, 220 and HSL 206°, 55%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#85B7DC#85B7DC
HEX#85B7DC
RGBrgb(133, 183, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7176, 0.8627
RGB percentages52.2%, 71.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(205.5, 55.4%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 39.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK39.5%, 16.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,763,356
CSS custom property--colour: #85B7DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7A4823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B6DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CADDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#65C0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.6Sky blue · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Light blue · ΔE 17.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCAA85
Analogous#85DCD5, #858BDC
Triadic#DC85B7, #B7DC85
Split complementary#DC858B, #DCD585
Tetradic#D685DC, #DCAA85, #8BDC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFE
Lighter +20%#D4E6F3
Lighter +10%#ADCEE7
Darker −10%#5DA0D1
Darker −20%#3888C3
Darker −30%#2D6C9B
Darker −40%#215174
More saturated +25%#71BAF0
Less saturated −25%#99B4C8

Channel breakdown

R133
G183
B220
Red133 (52.2%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue205.52°
Saturation (HSL)55.41%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G B7 · B DC

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