#85d5df

Color #85d5df

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 10.64 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-300 #53eafd · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#85d5df

RGB

rgb(133, 213, 223)

HSL

hsl(186.7, 58.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.7, 40.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 4.5%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(80.68, -21.96, -12.65)

LCH

lch(80.68, 25.34, 209.94)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0796, 205.86)

HWB

hwb(186.7, 52.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df8f85

Analogous

#85dfbc

#85d5df

#85a8df

Triadic

#85d5df

#df85d5

#d5df85

Split-complementary

#85d5df

#df85a8

#dfbc85

Tetradic

#85d5df

#8f85df

#df8f85

#d5df85

Square

#85d5df

#bc85df

#df8f85

#a8df85

Shades

Color #85d5df mixed toward black.

#56c5d3

#31acbc

#25818d

#19565e

#0c2b2f

Tints

Color #85d5df mixed toward white.

#99dce4

#aee3ea

#c2eaef

#d6f1f4

#ebf8fa

Tones

Color #85d5df mixed toward gray.

#8dcfd7

#94c9d0

#9cc3c8

#a3bec1

#aab8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaedd · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#a9a3dc · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#8adbda · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85d5df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85d5df]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#85d5df (#85d5df) is rgb(133, 213, 223) in RGB.

No, #85d5df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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