#85aed2

Color #85aed2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#85aed2

RGB

rgb(133, 174, 210)

HSL

hsl(208.1, 46.1%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.1, 36.7%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.7%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(69.41, -4.9, -22.64)

LCH

lch(69.41, 23.16, 257.79)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0687, 245.41)

HWB

hwb(208.1, 52.2%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2a985

Analogous

#85d2d0

#85aed2

#8588d2

Triadic

#85aed2

#d285ae

#aed285

Split-complementary

#85aed2

#d28588

#d2d085

Tetradic

#85aed2

#a985d2

#d2a985

#aed285

Square

#85aed2

#d085d2

#d2a985

#88d285

Shades

Color #85aed2 mixed toward black.

#5b92c3

#3e76a7

#2e587d

#1f3b54

#0f1d2a

Tints

Color #85aed2 mixed toward white.

#99bcda

#aec9e1

#c2d7e9

#d6e4f0

#ebf2f8

Tones

Color #85aed2 mixed toward gray.

#8caecc

#92adc5

#98adbf

#9facb8

#a5acb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999ca · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#9693c8 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#87c3c2 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85aed2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85aed2]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#85aed2 (#85aed2) is rgb(133, 174, 210) in RGB.

No, #85aed2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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