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Colour

#85BBF1

  • #85BBF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#85BBF1 is a blue with RGB values 133, 187, 241 and HSL 210°, 79%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#85BBF1#85BBF1
HEX#85BBF1
RGBrgb(133, 187, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7333, 0.9451
RGB percentages52.2%, 73.3%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(210, 79.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 44.8%, 94.5%)
CMYK44.8%, 22.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,764,401
CSS custom property--colour: #85BBF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#7A440E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5BCF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#59C7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Light blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1BB85
Analogous#85F1F1, #8585F1
Triadic#F185BB, #BBF185
Split complementary#F18585, #F1F185
Tetradic#F185F1, #F1BB85, #85F185

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EEFC
Lighter +10%#B3D5F6
Darker −10%#57A2EC
Darker −20%#2A88E7
Darker −30%#176FC6
Darker −40%#115599
More saturated +25%#77BBFF
Less saturated −25%#96BBE0

Channel breakdown

R133
G187
B241
Red133 (52.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)79.41%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G BB · B F1

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