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Recognised as Colour

#85CDD6

  • #85CDD6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#85CDD6 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 205, 214 and HSL 187°, 50%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#85CDD6#85CDD6
HEX#85CDD6
RGBrgb(133, 205, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8039, 0.8392
RGB percentages52.2%, 80.4%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(186.7, 49.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 37.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK37.9%, 4.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,768,982
CSS custom property--colour: #85CDD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#7A3229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C7D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BDD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#64D3D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 10.9Sky blue · ΔE 11.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D68E85
Analogous#85D6B6, #85A5D6
Triadic#D685CD, #CDD685
Split complementary#D685A5, #D6B685
Tetradic#B685D6, #D68E85, #A5D685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFC
Lighter +20%#D1ECF0
Lighter +10%#ABDDE3
Darker −10%#5FBDC9
Darker −20%#3EAAB7
Darker −30%#318691
Darker −40%#24636B
More saturated +25%#71DDEA
Less saturated −25%#99BDC2

Channel breakdown

R133
G205
B214
Red133 (52.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)49.69%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G CD · B D6

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