Colour

#85D9DD

#85D9DD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85D9DD is a cyan with RGB values 133, 217, 221 and HSL 183°, 56%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#85D9DD#85D9DD

HEX#85D9DD

RGBrgb(133, 217, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.851, 0.8667

RGB percentages52.2%, 85.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(182.7, 56.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 39.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK39.8%, 1.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,772,061

CSS custom property--colour: #85D9DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#7A2622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CED2DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC6DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#5EDFDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.3 Powder blue · ΔE 11.4 Light blue · ΔE 13.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9 Sky blue · ΔE 15 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DD8985

Analogous#85DDB5, #85ADDD

Triadic#DD85D9, #D9DD85

Split complementary#DD85AD, #DDB585

Tetradic#B585DD, #DD8985, #ADDD85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFE

Lighter +20%#D5F2F3

Lighter +10%#ADE5E8

Darker −10%#5DCDD2

Darker −20%#37BFC5

Darker −30%#2C989D

Darker −40%#217175

More saturated +25%#72EBF1

Less saturated −25%#99C7CA

Channel breakdown

R133

G217

B221

Red133 (52.2%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue182.73°

Saturation (HSL)56.41%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G D9 · B DD

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