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Recognised as Colour

#85CECC

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

#85CECC is a cyan with RGB values 133, 206, 204 and HSL 178°, 43%, 66%. 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

#85CECC#85CECC
HEX#85CECC
RGBrgb(133, 206, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8078, 0.8
RGB percentages52.2%, 80.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(178.4, 42.7%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.4, 35.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK35.4%, 0%, 1%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,769,228
CSS custom property--colour: #85CECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.7:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#7A3133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BDCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68D2CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.4Light blue · ΔE 14.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8587
Analogous#85CEA8, #85ABCE
Triadic#CC85CE, #CECC85
Split complementary#CE85AB, #CEA885
Tetradic#A885CE, #CE8587, #ACCE85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FAFA
Lighter +20%#CEEBEA
Lighter +10%#A9DDDB
Darker −10%#61BFBD
Darker −20%#44A9A6
Darker −30%#358583
Darker −40%#27605F
More saturated +25%#70E3E0
Less saturated −25%#9AB9B8

Channel breakdown

R133
G206
B204
Red133 (52.2%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue178.36°
Saturation (HSL)42.69%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G CE · B CC

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