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Recognised as Colour

#85BAC3

  • #85BAC3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#85BAC3 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 186, 195 and HSL 189°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#85BAC3#85BAC3
HEX#85BAC3
RGBrgb(133, 186, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7294, 0.7647
RGB percentages52.2%, 72.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(188.7, 34.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 31.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK31.8%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,764,099
CSS custom property--colour: #85BAC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7A453C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B6C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AEC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#6FBFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 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 text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Light steelblue · ΔE 16Dark grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C38E85
Analogous#85C3AD, #859BC3
Triadic#C385BA, #BAC385
Split complementary#C3859B, #C3AD85
Tetradic#AD85C3, #C38E85, #9BC385

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF4F5
Lighter +20%#C9E1E5
Lighter +10%#A7CDD4
Darker −10%#63A7B2
Darker −20%#4B8C97
Darker −30%#3A6D75
Darker −40%#294D53
More saturated +25%#6ECADA
Less saturated −25%#9CAAAC

Channel breakdown

R133
G186
B195
Red133 (52.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue188.71°
Saturation (HSL)34.07%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G BA · B C3

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