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Colour

#85BBD1

  • #85BBD1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#85BBD1 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 187, 209 and HSL 197°, 45%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#85BBD1#85BBD1
HEX#85BBD1
RGBrgb(133, 187, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7333, 0.8196
RGB percentages52.2%, 73.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(197.4, 45.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 36.4%, 82%)
CMYK36.4%, 10.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,764,369
CSS custom property--colour: #85BBD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#7A442E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB8D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3AFD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#69C2C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D19B85
Analogous#85D1C1, #8595D1
Triadic#D185BB, #BBD185
Split complementary#D18595, #D1C185
Tetradic#C185D1, #D19B85, #95D185

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9FB
Lighter +20%#CFE4ED
Lighter +10%#AAD0DF
Darker −10%#60A6C3
Darker −20%#428FAE
Darker −30%#347189
Darker −40%#265264
More saturated +25%#70C4E6
Less saturated −25%#9AB2BC

Channel breakdown

R133
G187
B209
Red133 (52.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue197.37°
Saturation (HSL)45.24%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G BB · B D1

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