#85b2e5

Color #85b2e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#85b2e5

RGB

rgb(133, 178, 229)

HSL

hsl(211.9, 64.9%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.9, 41.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.9%, 22.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(71.2, -2.02, -30.29)

LCH

lch(71.2, 30.36, 266.18)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0884, 252.08)

HWB

hwb(211.9, 52.2%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5b885

Analogous

#85e2e5

#85b2e5

#8885e5

Triadic

#85b2e5

#e585b2

#b2e585

Split-complementary

#85b2e5

#e58885

#e2e585

Tetradic

#85b2e5

#b885e5

#e5b885

#b2e585

Square

#85b2e5

#e585e2

#e5b885

#85e588

Shades

Color #85b2e5 mixed toward black.

#5393da

#2a74c7

#205795

#153a64

#0b1d32

Tints

Color #85b2e5 mixed toward white.

#99bfe9

#aeccee

#c2d9f2

#d6e5f6

#ebf2fb

Tones

Color #85b2e5 mixed toward gray.

#8db3dd

#95b3d5

#9db4cd

#a5b4c5

#adb5bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bda · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#9894d7 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#88d1cf · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85b2e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b2e5]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#85b2e5 (#85b2e5) is rgb(133, 178, 229) in RGB.

No, #85b2e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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