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Recognised as Colour

#85CBCF

  • #85CBCF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#85CBCF is a cyan with RGB values 133, 203, 207 and HSL 183°, 44%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#85CBCF#85CBCF
HEX#85CBCF
RGBrgb(133, 203, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7961, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.2%, 79.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(183.2, 43.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 35.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.7%, 1.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,768,463
CSS custom property--colour: #85CBCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#7A3430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C5CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BBD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#68D0CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.1Light blue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8985
Analogous#85CFAE, #85A6CF
Triadic#CF85CB, #CBCF85
Split complementary#CF85A6, #CFAE85
Tetradic#AE85CF, #CF8985, #A6CF85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FAFA
Lighter +20%#CEEAEC
Lighter +10%#AADBDD
Darker −10%#60BBC1
Darker −20%#43A5AB
Darker −30%#358286
Darker −40%#265E62
More saturated +25%#70DEE4
Less saturated −25%#9AB8BA

Channel breakdown

R133
G203
B207
Red133 (52.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue183.24°
Saturation (HSL)43.53%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G CB · B CF

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