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Colour

#85CAE8

  • #85CAE8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#85CAE8 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 202, 232 and HSL 198°, 68%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#85CAE8#85CAE8
HEX#85CAE8
RGBrgb(133, 202, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7922, 0.9098
RGB percentages52.2%, 79.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(198.2, 68.3%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 42.7%, 91%)
CMYK42.7%, 12.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,768,232
CSS custom property--colour: #85CAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#7A3517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC7EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBCE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5BD3D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 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 text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 1.6Light skyblue · ΔE 7.8Light blue · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Powder blue · ΔE 15.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 1.57, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8A385
Analogous#85E8D5, #8598E8
Triadic#E885CA, #CAE885
Split complementary#E88598, #E8D485
Tetradic#D585E8, #E8A385, #98E885

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBEFF8
Lighter +10%#B0DDF0
Darker −10%#5AB7E0
Darker −20%#2FA5D8
Darker −30%#2287B2
Darker −40%#1A6687
More saturated +25%#73D1FA
Less saturated −25%#97C3D6

Channel breakdown

R133
G202
B232
Red133 (52.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue198.18°
Saturation (HSL)68.28%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G CA · B E8

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