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Recognised as Colour

#85C1DF

  • #85C1DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#85C1DF is a blue with RGB values 133, 193, 223 and HSL 200°, 58%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#85C1DF#85C1DF
HEX#85C1DF
RGBrgb(133, 193, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7569, 0.8745
RGB percentages52.2%, 75.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(200, 58.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 40.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK40.4%, 13.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,765,919
CSS custom property--colour: #85C1DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#7A3E20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BFE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B5DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#62C9CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.2Light skyblue · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light blue · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 17.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFA385
Analogous#85DFD0, #8594DF
Triadic#DF85C1, #C1DF85
Split complementary#DF8594, #DFD085
Tetradic#D085DF, #DFA385, #94DF85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6EAF4
Lighter +10%#ADD6EA
Darker −10%#5DACD4
Darker −20%#3598C9
Darker −30%#2A79A1
Darker −40%#205B78
More saturated +25%#72C7F2
Less saturated −25%#98BBCC

Channel breakdown

R133
G193
B223
Red133 (52.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G C1 · B DF

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