#85a3b2

Color #85a3b2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#85a3b2

RGB

rgb(133, 163, 178)

HSL

hsl(200, 22.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 25.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.27, -6.87, -11.16)

LCH

lch(65.27, 13.11, 238.38)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0399, 229.68)

HWB

hwb(200, 52.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29485

Analogous

#85b2ab

#85a3b2

#858db2

Triadic

#85a3b2

#b285a3

#a3b285

Split-complementary

#85a3b2

#b2858d

#b2ab85

Tetradic

#85a3b2

#9485b2

#b29485

#a3b285

Square

#85a3b2

#ab85b2

#b29485

#8db285

Shades

Color #85a3b2 mixed toward black.

#658b9e

#50707f

#3c545f

#283840

#141c20

Tints

Color #85a3b2 mixed toward white.

#99b2bf

#aec2cc

#c2d1d9

#d6e0e5

#ebf0f2

Tones

Color #85a3b2 mixed toward gray.

#89a2ae

#8da1ab

#909fa7

#949ea3

#989d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393af · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#918fae · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#87acab · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85a3b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85a3b2]

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Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#85a3b2 (#85a3b2) is rgb(133, 163, 178) in RGB.

No, #85a3b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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