#85b1e1

Color #85b1e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.18 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#85b1e1

RGB

rgb(133, 177, 225)

HSL

hsl(211.3, 60.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.3, 40.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.9%, 21.3%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(70.78, -2.56, -28.76)

LCH

lch(70.78, 28.87, 264.91)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0843, 251.11)

HWB

hwb(211.3, 52.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1b585

Analogous

#85dfe1

#85b1e1

#8785e1

Triadic

#85b1e1

#e185b1

#b1e185

Split-complementary

#85b1e1

#e18785

#dfe185

Tetradic

#85b1e1

#b585e1

#e1b585

#b1e185

Square

#85b1e1

#e185df

#e1b585

#85e187

Shades

Color #85b1e1 mixed toward black.

#5592d5

#2f74c0

#235790

#183a60

#0c1d30

Tints

Color #85b1e1 mixed toward white.

#99bee6

#aecbeb

#c2d8f0

#d6e5f5

#ebf2fa

Tones

Color #85b1e1 mixed toward gray.

#8db1d9

#94b2d2

#9cb2ca

#a4b2c2

#abb3bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ad7 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#9794d4 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#88cecc · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b1e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b1e1]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#85b1e1 (#85b1e1) is rgb(133, 177, 225) in RGB.

No, #85b1e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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