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Colour

#85B8EE

  • #85B8EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#85B8EE is a blue with RGB values 133, 184, 238 and HSL 211°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#85B8EE#85B8EE
HEX#85B8EE
RGBrgb(133, 184, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7216, 0.9333
RGB percentages52.2%, 72.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(210.9, 75.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 44.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK44.1%, 22.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,763,630
CSS custom property--colour: #85B8EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#7A4711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3BAF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#96AFEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5BC4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9
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#EEBB85
Analogous#85EDEE, #8785EE
Triadic#EE85B8, #B8EE85
Split complementary#EE8785, #ECEE85
Tetradic#EE85EC, #EEBB85, #85EE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFECFA
Lighter +10%#B2D2F4
Darker −10%#589EE8
Darker −20%#2B84E2
Darker −30%#1B6BBF
Darker −40%#145293
More saturated +25%#74B8FF
Less saturated −25%#96B8DD

Channel breakdown

R133
G184
B238
Red133 (52.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue210.86°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G B8 · B EE

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