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Recognised as Colour

#85F9E6

  • #85F9E6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#85F9E6 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 249, 230 and HSL 170°, 91%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#85F9E6#85F9E6
HEX#85F9E6
RGBrgb(133, 249, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.9765, 0.902
RGB percentages52.2%, 97.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(170.2, 90.6%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.2, 46.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK46.6%, 0%, 7.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,780,262
CSS custom property--colour: #85F9E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.69:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#7A0619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0EDE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDDFE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#50FDF3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 12.1Aquamarine · ΔE 13.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.9Aqua · ΔE 16.8Cyan · ΔE 16.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F98598
Analogous#85F9AC, #85D2F9
Triadic#E685F9, #F9E685
Split complementary#F985D2, #F9AC85
Tetradic#AC85F9, #F98598, #D2F985

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6FEFA
Lighter +10%#B6FBF0
Darker −10%#54F7DC
Darker −20%#24F4D2
Darker −30%#0BDAB8
Darker −40%#08AA8F
More saturated +25%#7FFFEA
Less saturated −25%#95E9DB

Channel breakdown

R133
G249
B230
Red133 (52.2%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue170.17°
Saturation (HSL)90.62%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G F9 · B E6

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