#85ace5

Color #85ace5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 16.39 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#85ace5

RGB

rgb(133, 172, 229)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 64.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 41.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.9%, 24.9%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(69.57, 1.3, -32.8)

LCH

lch(69.57, 32.83, 272.27)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0934, 257.76)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 52.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5be85

Analogous

#85dce5

#85ace5

#8e85e5

Triadic

#85ace5

#e585ac

#ace585

Split-complementary

#85ace5

#e58e85

#dce585

Tetradic

#85ace5

#be85e5

#e5be85

#ace585

Square

#85ace5

#e585dc

#e5be85

#85e58e

Shades

Color #85ace5 mixed toward black.

#538ada

#2a6ac7

#205095

#153564

#0b1b32

Tints

Color #85ace5 mixed toward white.

#99bae9

#aec8ee

#c2d6f2

#d6e3f6

#ebf1fb

Tones

Color #85ace5 mixed toward gray.

#8daedd

#95afd5

#9db1cd

#a5b2c5

#adb4bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798d9 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#9592d6 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#87cfcd · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 18.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #85ace5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85ace5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#85ace5 (#85ace5) is rgb(133, 172, 229) in RGB.

No, #85ace5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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