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Recognised as Colour

#85E1E8

  • #85E1E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85E1E8 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 225, 232 and HSL 184°, 68%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#85E1E8#85E1E8
HEX#85E1E8
RGBrgb(133, 225, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8824, 0.9098
RGB percentages52.2%, 88.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(184.2, 68.3%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.2, 42.7%, 91%)
CMYK42.7%, 3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,774,120
CSS custom property--colour: #85E1E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#7A1E17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5DAE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CDE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#56E7E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10Powder blue · ΔE 12.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E88C85
Analogous#85E8BE, #85AFE8
Triadic#E885E1, #E1E885
Split complementary#E885AF, #E8BD85
Tetradic#BE85E8, #E88C85, #AFE885

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBF6F8
Lighter +10%#B0ECF0
Darker −10%#5AD6E0
Darker −20%#2FCCD8
Darker −30%#22A8B2
Darker −40%#1A8087
More saturated +25%#73F1FA
Less saturated −25%#97D1D6

Channel breakdown

R133
G225
B232
Red133 (52.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue184.24°
Saturation (HSL)68.28%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G E1 · B E8

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