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Recognised as Colour

#85BDB2

  • #85BDB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#85BDB2 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 189, 178 and HSL 168°, 30%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#85BDB2#85BDB2
HEX#85BDB2
RGBrgb(133, 189, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7412, 0.698
RGB percentages52.2%, 74.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(168.2, 29.8%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 29.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK29.6%, 0%, 5.8%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,764,850
CSS custom property--colour: #85BDB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#7A424D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B7B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAFB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#74BFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 16.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5Light blue · ΔE 18.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8590
Analogous#85BD96, #85ACBD
Triadic#B285BD, #BDB285
Split complementary#BD85AC, #BD9685
Tetradic#9685BD, #BD8590, #ACBD85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F3F1
Lighter +20%#C7E1DC
Lighter +10%#A6CFC7
Darker −10%#64AB9D
Darker −20%#4D8F82
Darker −30%#3B6E64
Darker −40%#294D46
More saturated +25%#6ED4C0
Less saturated −25%#9CA5A4

Channel breakdown

R133
G189
B178
Red133 (52.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue168.21°
Saturation (HSL)29.79%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G BD · B B2

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