#85adeb

Color #85adeb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.62 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#85adeb

RGB

rgb(133, 173, 235)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 71.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 43.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.4%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.08, 2.41, -35.29)

LCH

lch(70.08, 35.37, 273.91)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1004, 258.97)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 52.2%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebc385

Analogous

#85e0eb

#85adeb

#9085eb

Triadic

#85adeb

#eb85ad

#adeb85

Split-complementary

#85adeb

#eb9085

#e0eb85

Tetradic

#85adeb

#c385eb

#ebc385

#adeb85

Square

#85adeb

#eb85e0

#ebc385

#85eb90

Shades

Color #85adeb mixed toward black.

#508ae2

#2368d3

#1a4e9e

#113469

#091a35

Tints

Color #85adeb mixed toward white.

#9abbee

#aec8f2

#c2d6f5

#d6e4f8

#ebf1fc

Tones

Color #85adeb mixed toward gray.

#8eafe3

#96b1da

#9fb3d2

#a7b4c9

#b0b6c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898de · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#9692db · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#87d3d1 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85adeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85adeb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#85adeb (#85adeb) is rgb(133, 173, 235) in RGB.

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

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