#85b3f7

Color #85b3f7

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#85b3f7

RGB

rgb(133, 179, 247)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 87.7%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 46.2%, 96.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.2%, 27.5%, 0%, 3.1%)

LAB

lab(72.19, 2.45, -38.53)

LCH

lch(72.19, 38.61, 273.64)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.1102, 258.01)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 52.2%, 3.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f7c985

Analogous

#85ecf7

#85b3f7

#9085f7

Triadic

#85b3f7

#f785b3

#b3f785

Split-complementary

#85b3f7

#f79085

#ecf785

Tetradic

#85b3f7

#c985f7

#f7c985

#b3f785

Square

#85b3f7

#f785ec

#f7c985

#85f790

Shades

Color #85b3f7 mixed toward black.

#4a8ef3

#1069ee

#0c4fb2

#083577

#041a3b

Tints

Color #85b3f7 mixed toward white.

#99c0f8

#aeccfa

#c2d9fb

#d6e6fc

#ebf2fe

Tones

Color #85b3f7 mixed toward gray.

#8eb5ed

#98b7e4

#a1b8da

#abbad1

#b4bcc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ce9 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#9895e5 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#88ddda · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 20.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85b3f7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b3f7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#85b3f7 (#85b3f7) is rgb(133, 179, 247) in RGB.

No, #85b3f7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #85b3f7, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast