#85b5dc

Color #85b5dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85b5dc

RGB

rgb(133, 181, 220)

HSL

hsl(206.9, 55.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.9, 39.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.5%, 17.7%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(71.69, -6.08, -24.63)

LCH

lch(71.69, 25.37, 256.13)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0761, 243.54)

HWB

hwb(206.9, 52.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcac85

Analogous

#85dcd7

#85b5dc

#8589dc

Triadic

#85b5dc

#dc85b5

#b5dc85

Split-complementary

#85b5dc

#dc8589

#dcd785

Tetradic

#85b5dc

#ac85dc

#dcac85

#b5dc85

Square

#85b5dc

#d785dc

#dcac85

#89dc85

Shades

Color #85b5dc mixed toward black.

#5799cf

#347cb7

#275d89

#1a3e5b

#0d1f2e

Tints

Color #85b5dc mixed toward white.

#99c1e2

#aecee8

#c2daed

#d6e6f3

#ebf3f9

Tones

Color #85b5dc mixed toward gray.

#8cb4d5

#93b3cd

#9bb3c6

#a2b2bf

#a9b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9dd3 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#9996d1 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#88cccb · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b5dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b5dc]

Related colors

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Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#85b5dc (#85b5dc) is rgb(133, 181, 220) in RGB.

No, #85b5dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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