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Recognised as Colour

#85EAFE

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

#85EAFE is a cyan with RGB values 133, 234, 254 and HSL 190°, 98%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#85EAFE#85EAFE
HEX#85EAFE
RGBrgb(133, 234, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.9176, 0.9961
RGB percentages52.2%, 91.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(189.9, 98.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 47.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK47.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,776,446
CSS custom property--colour: #85EAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.2:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#7A1501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#42F3F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE9985
Analogous#85FED6, #85ADFE
Triadic#FE85EA, #EAFE85
Split complementary#FE85AD, #FED685
Tetradic#D685FE, #FE9985, #ADFE85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAFBFF
Lighter +10%#B8F3FE
Darker −10%#52E1FE
Darker −20%#20D9FD
Darker −30%#02C2E8
Darker −40%#0198B6
More saturated +25%#84EBFF
Less saturated −25%#94E0EF

Channel breakdown

R133
G234
B254
Red133 (52.2%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue189.92°
Saturation (HSL)98.37%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G EA · B FE

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