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Recognised as Colour

#85DDFC

  • #85DDFC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#85DDFC is a cyan with RGB values 133, 221, 252 and HSL 196°, 95%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#85DDFC#85DDFC
HEX#85DDFC
RGBrgb(133, 221, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8667, 0.9882
RGB percentages52.2%, 86.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(195.6, 95.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 47.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK47.2%, 12.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,773,116
CSS custom property--colour: #85DDFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.75:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#7A2203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD9FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9CBFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#48E7E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 6.2Light skyblue · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 14.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCA485
Analogous#85FCE0, #85A1FC
Triadic#FC85DD, #DDFC85
Split complementary#FC85A1, #FCDF85
Tetradic#E085FC, #FCA485, #A2FC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9F9FE
Lighter +10%#B7EBFD
Darker −10%#53CFFB
Darker −20%#21C1FA
Darker −30%#06A9E2
Darker −40%#0484B1
More saturated +25%#82DEFF
Less saturated −25%#95D6EC

Channel breakdown

R133
G221
B252
Red133 (52.2%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue195.63°
Saturation (HSL)95.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G DD · B FC

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