#85aec1

Color #85aec1

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.51 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#85aec1

RGB

rgb(133, 174, 193)

HSL

hsl(199, 32.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199, 31.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.1%, 9.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(68.83, -9.21, -14.15)

LCH

lch(68.83, 16.88, 236.94)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.052, 228.04)

HWB

hwb(199, 52.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c19885

Analogous

#85c1b6

#85aec1

#8590c1

Triadic

#85aec1

#c185ae

#aec185

Split-complementary

#85aec1

#c18590

#c1b685

Tetradic

#85aec1

#9885c1

#c19885

#aec185

Square

#85aec1

#b685c1

#c19885

#90c185

Shades

Color #85aec1 mixed toward black.

#6196af

#497a90

#375b6c

#253d48

#121e24

Tints

Color #85aec1 mixed toward white.

#99bbcb

#aec9d6

#c2d6e0

#d6e4ea

#ebf1f5

Tones

Color #85aec1 mixed toward gray.

#8aacbc

#8faab7

#94a8b2

#99a7ad

#9ea5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999bd · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#9693bc · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#87b9b8 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85aec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85aec1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#85aec1 (#85aec1) is rgb(133, 174, 193) in RGB.

No, #85aec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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