Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#85BEFF

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

#85BEFF is a blue with RGB values 133, 190, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#85BEFF#85BEFF
HEX#85BEFF
RGBrgb(133, 190, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7451, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 74.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,765,183
CSS custom property--colour: #85BEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#7A4100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#95B5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4ECDD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC685
Analogous#85FBFF, #8985FF
Triadic#FF85BE, #BEFF85
Split complementary#FF8985, #FBFF85
Tetradic#FF85FB, #FFC685, #85FF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF4FF
Lighter +10%#B8D9FF
Darker −10%#52A3FF
Darker −20%#1F88FF
Darker −30%#006EEB
Darker −40%#0056B8
More saturated +25%#85BEFF
Less saturated −25%#94BFF0

Channel breakdown

R133
G190
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G BE · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “85beff” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.