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#85B8D8

#85b8d8 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#85b8d8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 72.16% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.43% cyan, 14.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 203.13°, with 51.55% saturation and 68.43% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.4423

Complementary

  1. #85b8d8
  2. #d8a585

Split complementary

  1. #85b8d8
  2. #d8858f
  3. #d8ce85

Analogous

  1. #85d8ce
  2. #85b8d8
  3. #858fd8

Triadic

  1. #85b8d8
  2. #d885b8
  3. #b8d885

Tetradic

  1. #85b8d8
  2. #a585d8
  3. #d8a585
  4. #b8d885

Square

  1. #85b8d8
  2. #ce85d8
  3. #d8a585
  4. #8fd885

Monochromatic

  1. #2f6e95
  2. #4b96c5
  3. #85b8d8
  4. #bfdaeb
  5. #f0f6fa

Shades

#85b8d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85b8d8
  2. #78a6c2
  3. #6a93ad
  4. #5d8197
  5. #506e82
  6. #435c6c
  7. #354a56
  8. #283741
  9. #1b252b
  10. #0d1216
  11. #000000

Tints

#85b8d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85b8d8
  2. #91bfdc
  3. #9dc6e0
  4. #aacde4
  5. #b6d4e8
  6. #c2dcec
  7. #cee3ef
  8. #daeaf3
  9. #e7f1f7
  10. #f3f8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85b8d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85b8d8
  2. #85b2cf
  3. #84adc6
  4. #84a7be
  5. #83a2b5
  6. #839cac
  7. #8296a3
  8. #82919a
  9. #818b92
  10. #818689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab7da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eaed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #67c0c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb7d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b2d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74bdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85b8d8 {
  color: #85b8d8;
}
Background
.bg-85b8d8 {
  background-color: #85b8d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85b8d8 {
  border: 2px solid #85b8d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85b8d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 184 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 52% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85b8d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85b8d8, #858fd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85b8d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 184 216 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.35 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.86 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.23 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.27 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.60 #7a4727 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#85b8d8  rgb(133, 184, 216)  hsl(203, 52%, 68%)  Moonstone Blue
#d8a585  rgb(216, 165, 133)  hsl(23, 52%, 68%)  Tumbleweed
#d885b8  rgb(216, 133, 184)  hsl(323, 52%, 68%)  Sky Magenta
#b8d885  rgb(184, 216, 133)  hsl(83, 52%, 68%)  Pistachio