#85b2c6

Color #85b2c6

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#85b2c6

RGB

rgb(133, 178, 198)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 36.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 32.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.11, -10.12, -14.98)

LCH

lch(70.11, 18.08, 235.96)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.056, 227.1)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 52.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c69985

Analogous

#85c6ba

#85b2c6

#8591c6

Triadic

#85b2c6

#c685b2

#b2c685

Split-complementary

#85b2c6

#c68591

#c6ba85

Tetradic

#85b2c6

#9985c6

#c69985

#b2c685

Square

#85b2c6

#ba85c6

#c69985

#91c685

Shades

Color #85b2c6 mixed toward black.

#5f9ab4

#467e96

#355e71

#233f4b

#121f26

Tints

Color #85b2c6 mixed toward white.

#99bfcf

#aeccd9

#c2d8e2

#d6e5ec

#ebf2f5

Tones

Color #85b2c6 mixed toward gray.

#8ab0c1

#90aebb

#95acb6

#9baab0

#a0a8ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bc1 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#9894c0 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#88bebd · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b2c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b2c6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#85b2c6 (#85b2c6) is rgb(133, 178, 198) in RGB.

No, #85b2c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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