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#85a3cc color: Anode

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215°
100%

OKLCH

70.8%
0.069
256°
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • slate-400
  • Black 20%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.59:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text8.11:1 · AALc 53

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About #85a3cc

#85a3cc is a dusty light blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Anode (#89a4cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #85a3cc mixed with white

  1. 85a3cc
  2. 91acd1
  3. 9db5d7
  4. a9bedc
  5. b5c7e1
  6. c1d0e6
  7. cddaeb
  8. d9e3f0
  9. e6ecf5
  10. f2f6fa

Darker: #85a3cc mixed with black

  1. 85a3cc
  2. 738db1
  3. 617897
  4. 50637e
  5. 404f65
  6. 303c4e
  7. 212a37
  8. 131922
  9. 060a0f
  10. 010102

Calmer: #85a3cc with less saturation

  1. 85a3cc
  2. 88a3c8
  3. 8ba3c4
  4. 8ea3bf
  5. 90a2bb
  6. 93a2b7
  7. 96a2b2
  8. 99a2ae
  9. 9ba1aa
  10. 9ea1a5