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#85A2DF

#85a2df ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#85a2df is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 63.53% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.36% cyan, 27.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 220.67°, with 58.44% saturation and 69.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.99.

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Relative luminance0.3615

Complementary

  1. #85a2df
  2. #dfc285

Split complementary

  1. #85a2df
  2. #df9585
  3. #cfdf85

Analogous

  1. #85cfdf
  2. #85a2df
  3. #9585df

Triadic

  1. #85a2df
  2. #df85a2
  3. #a2df85

Tetradic

  1. #85a2df
  2. #c285df
  3. #dfc285
  4. #a2df85

Square

  1. #85a2df
  2. #df85cf
  3. #dfc285
  4. #85df95

Monochromatic

  1. #2a50a1
  2. #4874cf
  3. #85a2df
  4. #c2d0ef
  5. #eff3fb

Shades

#85a2df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85a2df
  2. #7892c9
  3. #6a82b2
  4. #5d719c
  5. #506186
  6. #435170
  7. #354159
  8. #283143
  9. #1b202d
  10. #0d1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#85a2df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85a2df
  2. #91abe2
  3. #9db5e5
  4. #aabee9
  5. #b6c7ec
  6. #c2d1ef
  7. #cedaf2
  8. #dae3f5
  9. #e7ecf9
  10. #f3f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85a2df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85a2df
  2. #859fd6
  3. #849bcc
  4. #8498c3
  5. #8394b9
  6. #8391b0
  7. #828ea6
  8. #828a9d
  9. #818793
  10. #81838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a2be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8da7e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #849ede ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67afb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa5e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84a0de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74aac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85a2df {
  color: #85a2df;
}
Background
.bg-85a2df {
  background-color: #85a2df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85a2df {
  border: 2px solid #85a2df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85a2df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 162 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 58% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85a2df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85a2df, #9585df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85a2df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 162 223 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.80 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.35 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.19 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.93 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.28 #7a5d20 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#85a2df  rgb(133, 162, 223)  hsl(221, 58%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#dfc285  rgb(223, 194, 133)  hsl(41, 58%, 70%)  Burly Wood
#df85a2  rgb(223, 133, 162)  hsl(341, 58%, 70%)  Puce
#a2df85  rgb(162, 223, 133)  hsl(101, 58%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple