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Recognised as Colour

#85CFCD

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

#85CFCD is a cyan with RGB values 133, 207, 205 and HSL 178°, 44%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#85CFCD#85CFCD
HEX#85CFCD
RGBrgb(133, 207, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8118, 0.8039
RGB percentages52.2%, 81.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(178.4, 43.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.4, 35.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.7%, 0%, 1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,769,485
CSS custom property--colour: #85CFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#7A3032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C8CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9BECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#68D3CEno 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 text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2Light blue · ΔE 14.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8587
Analogous#85CFA8, #85ACCF
Triadic#CD85CF, #CFCD85
Split complementary#CF85AC, #CFA885
Tetradic#A885CF, #CF8587, #ACCF85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FAFA
Lighter +20%#CEECEB
Lighter +10%#AADDDC
Darker −10%#60C1BE
Darker −20%#43ABA8
Darker −30%#358684
Darker −40%#266260
More saturated +25%#70E4E1
Less saturated −25%#9ABAB9

Channel breakdown

R133
G207
B205
Red133 (52.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue178.38°
Saturation (HSL)43.53%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G CF · B CD

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