#85b5e8

Color #85b5e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.4

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

Conversions

HEX

#85b5e8

RGB

rgb(133, 181, 232)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 68.3%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 42.7%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.7%, 22%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(72.13, -2.84, -30.48)

LCH

lch(72.13, 30.61, 264.68)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0898, 250.56)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 52.2%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8b885

Analogous

#85e7e8

#85b5e8

#8785e8

Triadic

#85b5e8

#e885b5

#b5e885

Split-complementary

#85b5e8

#e88785

#e7e885

Tetradic

#85b5e8

#b885e8

#e8b885

#b5e885

Square

#85b5e8

#e885e7

#e8b885

#85e887

Shades

Color #85b5e8 mixed toward black.

#5296de

#2777cd

#1d599a

#133c66

#0a1e33

Tints

Color #85b5e8 mixed toward white.

#99c1ec

#aecef0

#c2daf4

#d6e6f7

#ebf3fb

Tones

Color #85b5e8 mixed toward gray.

#8db5e0

#96b6d8

#9eb6cf

#a6b6c7

#aeb6bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ddd · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#9996da · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#88d4d2 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85b5e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b5e8]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#85b5e8 (#85b5e8) is rgb(133, 181, 232) in RGB.

No, #85b5e8 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 #85b5e8, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast