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Recognised as Colour

#85BBD6

  • #85BBD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#85BBD6 is a blue with RGB values 133, 187, 214 and HSL 200°, 50%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#85BBD6#85BBD6
HEX#85BBD6
RGBrgb(133, 187, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7333, 0.8392
RGB percentages52.2%, 73.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(200, 49.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 37.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK37.9%, 12.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,764,374
CSS custom property--colour: #85BBD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#7A4429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB9D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B0D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#67C3C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 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 text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.6Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6A085
Analogous#85D6C9, #8593D6
Triadic#D685BB, #BBD685
Split complementary#D68593, #D6C985
Tetradic#C885D6, #D6A085, #93D685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFC
Lighter +20%#D1E6F0
Lighter +10%#ABD0E3
Darker −10%#5FA6C9
Darker −20%#3E8FB7
Darker −30%#317191
Darker −40%#24536B
More saturated +25%#71C2EA
Less saturated −25%#99B4C2

Channel breakdown

R133
G187
B214
Red133 (52.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)49.69%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G BB · B D6

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