#85acf8

Color #85acf8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#85acf8

RGB

rgb(133, 172, 248)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 89.1%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 46.4%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(70.36, 6.65, -41.92)

LCH

lch(70.36, 42.44, 279.01)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.1185, 263.02)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 52.2%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8d185

Analogous

#85e5f8

#85acf8

#9885f8

Triadic

#85acf8

#f885ac

#acf885

Split-complementary

#85acf8

#f89885

#e5f885

Tetradic

#85acf8

#d185f8

#f8d185

#acf885

Square

#85acf8

#f885e5

#f8d185

#85f898

Shades

Color #85acf8 mixed toward black.

#4983f5

#0e5af0

#0a44b4

#072d78

#03173c

Tints

Color #85acf8 mixed toward white.

#99baf9

#aec8fa

#c2d5fb

#d6e3fd

#ebf1fe

Tones

Color #85acf8 mixed toward gray.

#8fafee

#98b2e5

#a2b5db

#abb8d2

#b5bbc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798e9 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9592e5 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#87dbd8 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85acf8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85acf8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#85acf8 (#85acf8) is rgb(133, 172, 248) in RGB.

No, #85acf8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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