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Recognised as Colour

#85DBE2

  • #85DBE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85DBE2 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 219, 226 and HSL 185°, 62%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#85DBE2#85DBE2
HEX#85DBE2
RGBrgb(133, 219, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8588, 0.8863
RGB percentages52.2%, 85.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(184.5, 61.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 41.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK41.2%, 3.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,772,578
CSS custom property--colour: #85DBE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#7A241D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD4E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC8E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5BE1DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.3Powder blue · ΔE 11.3Light blue · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28C85
Analogous#85E2BB, #85ADE2
Triadic#E285DB, #DBE285
Split complementary#E285AD, #E2BA85
Tetradic#BB85E2, #E28C85, #ADE285

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7F3F6
Lighter +10%#AEE7EC
Darker −10%#5CCFD8
Darker −20%#33C3CE
Darker −30%#289DA6
Darker −40%#1E767D
More saturated +25%#72EBF5
Less saturated −25%#98CBCF

Channel breakdown

R133
G219
B226
Red133 (52.2%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue184.52°
Saturation (HSL)61.59%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G DB · B E2

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