#85b2df

Color #85b2df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.37 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85b2df

RGB

rgb(133, 178, 223)

HSL

hsl(210, 58.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 40.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(70.98, -3.64, -27.36)

LCH

lch(70.98, 27.6, 262.42)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0812, 248.93)

HWB

hwb(210, 52.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfb285

Analogous

#85dfdf

#85b2df

#8585df

Triadic

#85b2df

#df85b2

#b2df85

Split-complementary

#85b2df

#df8585

#dfdf85

Tetradic

#85b2df

#b285df

#dfb285

#b2df85

Square

#85b2df

#df85df

#dfb285

#85df85

Shades

Color #85b2df mixed toward black.

#5694d3

#3177bc

#25598d

#193b5e

#0c1e2f

Tints

Color #85b2df mixed toward white.

#99bfe4

#aeccea

#c2d8ef

#d6e5f4

#ebf2fa

Tones

Color #85b2df mixed toward gray.

#8db2d7

#94b2d0

#9cb2c8

#a3b2c1

#aab2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bd5 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#9894d3 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#88cdcb · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 17.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85b2df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b2df]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#85b2df (#85b2df) is rgb(133, 178, 223) in RGB.

No, #85b2df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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