#85b0bc

Color #85b0bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#85b0bc

RGB

rgb(133, 176, 188)

HSL

hsl(193.1, 29.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.1, 29.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.23, -11.49, -10.79)

LCH

lch(69.23, 15.76, 223.2)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0492, 216.73)

HWB

hwb(193.1, 52.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9185

Analogous

#85bcac

#85b0bc

#8594bc

Triadic

#85b0bc

#bc85b0

#b0bc85

Split-complementary

#85b0bc

#bc8594

#bcac85

Tetradic

#85b0bc

#9185bc

#bc9185

#b0bc85

Square

#85b0bc

#ac85bc

#bc9185

#94bc85

Shades

Color #85b0bc mixed toward black.

#629aa9

#4c7c8a

#395d68

#263e45

#131f23

Tints

Color #85b0bc mixed toward white.

#99bdc7

#aecad2

#c2d7dd

#d6e5e9

#ebf2f4

Tones

Color #85b0bc mixed toward gray.

#89adb7

#8eabb3

#93a8ae

#97a6aa

#9ca3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ab9 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#9794b9 · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#88b7b6 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b0bc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#85b0bc (#85b0bc) is rgb(133, 176, 188) in RGB.

No, #85b0bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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