#85bcdf

Color #85bcdf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#85bcdf

RGB

rgb(133, 188, 223)

HSL

hsl(203.3, 58.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.3, 40.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 15.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(73.73, -9.05, -23.16)

LCH

lch(73.73, 24.87, 248.66)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0762, 237)

HWB

hwb(203.3, 52.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfa885

Analogous

#85dfd5

#85bcdf

#858fdf

Triadic

#85bcdf

#df85bc

#bcdf85

Split-complementary

#85bcdf

#df858f

#dfd585

Tetradic

#85bcdf

#a885df

#dfa885

#bcdf85

Square

#85bcdf

#d585df

#dfa885

#8fdf85

Shades

Color #85bcdf mixed toward black.

#56a2d3

#3186bc

#25658d

#19435e

#0c222f

Tints

Color #85bcdf mixed toward white.

#99c7e4

#aed2ea

#c2deef

#d6e9f4

#ebf4fa

Tones

Color #85bcdf mixed toward gray.

#8dbad7

#94b9d0

#9cb7c8

#a3b5c1

#aab4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0d7 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#9d98d5 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#88d1cf · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85bcdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85bcdf]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#85bcdf (#85bcdf) is rgb(133, 188, 223) in RGB.

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

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