#85a7df

Color #85a7df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.83 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85a7df

RGB

rgb(133, 167, 223)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 58.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 40.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(67.98, 2.45, -31.97)

LCH

lch(67.98, 32.06, 274.38)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0903, 260.18)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 52.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfbd85

Analogous

#85d4df

#85a7df

#9085df

Triadic

#85a7df

#df85a7

#a7df85

Split-complementary

#85a7df

#df9085

#d4df85

Tetradic

#85a7df

#bd85df

#dfbd85

#a7df85

Square

#85a7df

#df85d4

#dfbd85

#85df90

Shades

Color #85a7df mixed toward black.

#5685d3

#3166bc

#254c8d

#19335e

#0c192f

Tints

Color #85a7df mixed toward white.

#99b6e4

#aec4ea

#c2d3ef

#d6e2f4

#ebf0fa

Tones

Color #85a7df mixed toward gray.

#8da9d7

#94abd0

#9cadc8

#a3aec1

#aab0b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595d3 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9390d0 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#87c9c7 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85a7df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85a7df]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#85a7df (#85a7df) is rgb(133, 167, 223) in RGB.

No, #85a7df is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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