#85b9bd

Color #85b9bd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#85b9bd

RGB

rgb(133, 185, 189)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 29.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 29.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.8, -15.99, -7.52)

LCH

lch(71.8, 17.67, 205.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0547, 202.02)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 52.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8985

Analogous

#85bda5

#85b9bd

#859dbd

Triadic

#85b9bd

#bd85b9

#b9bd85

Split-complementary

#85b9bd

#bd859d

#bda585

Tetradic

#85b9bd

#8985bd

#bd8985

#b9bd85

Square

#85b9bd

#a585bd

#bd8985

#9dbd85

Shades

Color #85b9bd mixed toward black.

#62a5aa

#4b878b

#386568

#264346

#132223

Tints

Color #85b9bd mixed toward white.

#99c5c8

#aed0d3

#c2dcde

#d6e8e9

#ebf3f4

Tones

Color #85b9bd mixed toward gray.

#8ab5b8

#8eb1b4

#93adaf

#98a9aa

#9ca5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9fbc · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#9b97bc · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#88bbbb · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b9bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b9bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#85b9bd (#85b9bd) is rgb(133, 185, 189) in RGB.

No, #85b9bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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