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Colour

#85C9F1

  • #85C9F1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#85C9F1 is a blue with RGB values 133, 201, 241 and HSL 202°, 79%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#85C9F1#85C9F1
HEX#85C9F1
RGBrgb(133, 201, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7882, 0.9451
RGB percentages52.2%, 78.8%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(202.2, 79.4%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 44.8%, 94.5%)
CMYK44.8%, 16.6%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,767,985
CSS custom property--colour: #85C9F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#7A360E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C7F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BCF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#56D4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 2.7Sky blue · ΔE 6.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 16.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2Powder blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 2.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1AD85
Analogous#85F1E3, #8593F1
Triadic#F185C9, #C9F185
Split complementary#F18593, #F1E385
Tetradic#E385F1, #F1AD85, #93F185

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1F2FC
Lighter +10%#B3DDF6
Darker −10%#57B5EC
Darker −20%#2AA1E7
Darker −30%#1785C6
Darker −40%#116799
More saturated +25%#77CDFF
Less saturated −25%#96C5E0

Channel breakdown

R133
G201
B241
Red133 (52.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue202.22°
Saturation (HSL)79.41%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G C9 · B F1

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