#85bcff

Color #85bcff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#85bcff

RGB

rgb(133, 188, 255)

HSL

hsl(213, 100%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 47.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.93, -0.24, -38.58)

LCH

lch(74.93, 38.58, 269.64)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.1123, 253.92)

HWB

hwb(213, 52.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffc885

Analogous

#85f9ff

#85bcff

#8b85ff

Triadic

#85bcff

#ff85bc

#bcff85

Split-complementary

#85bcff

#ff8b85

#f9ff85

Tetradic

#85bcff

#c885ff

#ffc885

#bcff85

Square

#85bcff

#ff85f9

#ffc885

#85ff8b

Shades

Color #85bcff mixed toward black.

#4498ff

#0475ff

#0057c2

#003a81

#001d41

Tints

Color #85bcff mixed toward white.

#99c7ff

#aed2ff

#c2ddff

#d6e9ff

#ebf4ff

Tones

Color #85bcff mixed toward gray.

#8fbdf5

#99beeb

#a4bfe1

#aec0d6

#b8c1cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0f1 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#9d98ed · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#88e5e2 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 20.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85bcff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85bcff]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#85bcff (#85bcff) is rgb(133, 188, 255) in RGB.

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

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