#85b1c4

Color #85b1c4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.39 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85b1c4

RGB

rgb(133, 177, 196)

HSL

hsl(198.1, 34.8%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.1, 32.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 9.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(69.76, -10.08, -14.4)

LCH

lch(69.76, 17.58, 235.01)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0545, 226.34)

HWB

hwb(198.1, 52.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c49885

Analogous

#85c4b7

#85b1c4

#8591c4

Triadic

#85b1c4

#c485b1

#b1c485

Split-complementary

#85b1c4

#c48591

#c4b785

Tetradic

#85b1c4

#9885c4

#c49885

#b1c485

Square

#85b1c4

#b785c4

#c49885

#91c485

Shades

Color #85b1c4 mixed toward black.

#6099b2

#477d94

#365e6f

#243e4a

#121f25

Tints

Color #85b1c4 mixed toward white.

#99bece

#aecbd8

#c2d8e1

#d6e5eb

#ebf2f5

Tones

Color #85b1c4 mixed toward gray.

#8aafbf

#8fadb9

#95abb4

#9aa9af

#9fa7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ac0 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#9794bf · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#88bcbb · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b1c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b1c4]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#85b1c4 (#85b1c4) is rgb(133, 177, 196) in RGB.

No, #85b1c4 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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