#85AFE1 Hex Color

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Hex color #85afe1 graphic
#85afe1 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, unsaturated, cold, cool, blue and blueish. It is a shade of blue. The hex code is #85afe1.

Questions about #85afe1

What is #85afe1 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #85afe1 is rgb(133, 175, 225), in HSL hsl(213, 61%, 70%) and in CMYK 41%, 22%, 0%, 12%.
Is #85afe1 readable on white or black?
#85afe1 has a 2.27:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.21:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.