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#85ABC4

#85abc4 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#85abc4 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 67.06% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.14% cyan, 12.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 203.81°, with 34.81% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.381

Complementary

  1. #85abc4
  2. #c49e85

Split complementary

  1. #85abc4
  2. #c4858b
  3. #c4be85

Analogous

  1. #85c4be
  2. #85abc4
  3. #858bc4

Triadic

  1. #85abc4
  2. #c485ab
  3. #abc485

Tetradic

  1. #85abc4
  2. #9e85c4
  3. #c49e85
  4. #abc485

Square

  1. #85abc4
  2. #be85c4
  3. #c49e85
  4. #8bc485

Monochromatic

  1. #395e77
  2. #5287aa
  3. #85abc4
  4. #b9cfdd
  5. #ecf2f6

Shades

#85abc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85abc4
  2. #789ab0
  3. #6a899d
  4. #5d7889
  5. #506776
  6. #435662
  7. #35444e
  8. #28333b
  9. #1b2227
  10. #0d1114
  11. #000000

Tints

#85abc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85abc4
  2. #91b3ca
  3. #9dbcd0
  4. #aac4d6
  5. #b6cddc
  6. #c2d5e2
  7. #cedde7
  8. #dae6ed
  9. #e7eef3
  10. #f3f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85abc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85abc4
  2. #85a7bd
  3. #84a2b6
  4. #849eb0
  5. #839aa9
  6. #8396a2
  7. #82919b
  8. #828d94
  9. #81898e
  10. #818487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa8b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0aac5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a3c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71b1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96aac5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90a6c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79afba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85abc4 {
  color: #85abc4;
}
Background
.bg-85abc4 {
  background-color: #85abc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85abc4 {
  border: 2px solid #85abc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85abc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 171 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 35% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85abc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85abc4, #858bc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85abc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 171 196 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 3.78 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.33 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.91 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.55 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.63 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.15 #7a543b Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#85abc4  rgb(133, 171, 196)  hsl(204, 35%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#c49e85  rgb(196, 158, 133)  hsl(24, 35%, 65%)  Tumbleweed
#c485ab  rgb(196, 133, 171)  hsl(324, 35%, 65%)  Sky Magenta
#abc485  rgb(171, 196, 133)  hsl(84, 35%, 65%)  Olivine