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Colour

#85ECFF

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

#85ECFF is a cyan with RGB values 133, 236, 255 and HSL 189°, 100%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#85ECFF#85ECFF
HEX#85ECFF
RGBrgb(133, 236, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.9255, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 92.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(189.3, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,776,959
CSS custom property--colour: #85ECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#7A1300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D7FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#40F5F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9885
Analogous#85FFD5, #85AFFF
Triadic#FF85EC, #ECFF85
Split complementary#FF85AF, #FFD585
Tetradic#D585FF, #FF9885, #AFFF85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBFCFF
Lighter +10%#B8F4FF
Darker −10%#52E4FF
Darker −20%#1FDCFF
Darker −30%#00C6EB
Darker −40%#009BB8
More saturated +25%#85ECFF
Less saturated −25%#94E1F0

Channel breakdown

R133
G236
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue189.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G EC · B FF

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