#85b5d6

Color #85b5d6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#85b5d6

RGB

rgb(133, 181, 214)

HSL

hsl(204.4, 49.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.4, 37.9%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.9%, 15.4%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(71.48, -7.65, -21.68)

LCH

lch(71.48, 22.99, 250.56)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0698, 238.95)

HWB

hwb(204.4, 52.2%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6a685

Analogous

#85d6ce

#85b5d6

#858cd6

Triadic

#85b5d6

#d685b5

#b5d685

Split-complementary

#85b5d6

#d6858c

#d6ce85

Tetradic

#85b5d6

#a685d6

#d6a685

#b5d685

Square

#85b5d6

#ce85d6

#d6a685

#8cd685

Shades

Color #85b5d6 mixed toward black.

#5a9bc7

#3a7ead

#2c5f82

#1d3f57

#0f202b

Tints

Color #85b5d6 mixed toward white.

#99c1dd

#aecee4

#c2daea

#d6e6f1

#ebf3f8

Tones

Color #85b5d6 mixed toward gray.

#8cb4cf

#92b2c8

#99b1c2

#a0b0bb

#a7afb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9dcf · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#9996cd · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#88c9c7 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85b5d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b5d6]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#85b5d6 (#85b5d6) is rgb(133, 181, 214) in RGB.

No, #85b5d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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