#85b7c4

Color #85b7c4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.3 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#85b7c4

RGB

rgb(133, 183, 196)

HSL

hsl(192.4, 34.8%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.4, 32.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 6.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(71.44, -13.26, -11.88)

LCH

lch(71.44, 17.8, 221.86)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0558, 215.66)

HWB

hwb(192.4, 52.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c49285

Analogous

#85c4b1

#85b7c4

#8597c4

Triadic

#85b7c4

#c485b7

#b7c485

Split-complementary

#85b7c4

#c48597

#c4b185

Tetradic

#85b7c4

#9285c4

#c49285

#b7c485

Square

#85b7c4

#b185c4

#c49285

#97c485

Shades

Color #85b7c4 mixed toward black.

#60a1b2

#478494

#36636f

#24424a

#122125

Tints

Color #85b7c4 mixed toward white.

#99c3ce

#aecfd8

#c2dbe1

#d6e7eb

#ebf3f5

Tones

Color #85b7c4 mixed toward gray.

#8ab4bf

#8fb1b9

#95aeb4

#9aabaf

#9fa8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ec1 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#9a96c0 · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#88bfbe · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b7c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b7c4]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#85b7c4 (#85b7c4) is rgb(133, 183, 196) in RGB.

No, #85b7c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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