#85a8e0

Color #85a8e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.01 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85a8e0

RGB

rgb(133, 168, 224)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 59.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 40.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.6%, 25%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(68.29, 2.16, -32.04)

LCH

lch(68.29, 32.11, 273.86)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0907, 259.64)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 52.2%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0bd85

Analogous

#85d6e0

#85a8e0

#8f85e0

Triadic

#85a8e0

#e085a8

#a8e085

Split-complementary

#85a8e0

#e08f85

#d6e085

Tetradic

#85a8e0

#bd85e0

#e0bd85

#a8e085

Square

#85a8e0

#e085d6

#e0bd85

#85e08f

Shades

Color #85a8e0 mixed toward black.

#5686d4

#3067be

#244d8e

#18335f

#0c1a2f

Tints

Color #85a8e0 mixed toward white.

#99b7e5

#aec5ea

#c2d4f0

#d6e2f5

#ebf1fa

Tones

Color #85a8e0 mixed toward gray.

#8daad8

#94acd1

#9cadc9

#a3afc2

#abb1ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9596d4 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9391d1 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#87cac8 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85a8e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85a8e0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#85a8e0 (#85a8e0) is rgb(133, 168, 224) in RGB.

No, #85a8e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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