#85abec

Color #85abec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.83 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#85abec

RGB

rgb(133, 171, 236)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 73%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 43.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.6%, 27.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(69.59, 3.81, -36.6)

LCH

lch(69.59, 36.8, 275.94)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.1035, 260.83)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 52.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecc685

Analogous

#85deec

#85abec

#9385ec

Triadic

#85abec

#ec85ab

#abec85

Split-complementary

#85abec

#ec9385

#deec85

Tetradic

#85abec

#c685ec

#ecc685

#abec85

Square

#85abec

#ec85de

#ecc685

#85ec93

Shades

Color #85abec mixed toward black.

#5086e4

#2163d5

#194ba0

#11326a

#081935

Tints

Color #85abec mixed toward white.

#9ab9ef

#aec7f2

#c2d5f5

#d6e3f9

#ebf1fc

Tones

Color #85abec mixed toward gray.

#8eade3

#96b0db

#9fb2d2

#a7b4ca

#b0b6c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797df · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#9592db · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#87d3d0 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85abec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85abec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#85abec (#85abec) is rgb(133, 171, 236) in RGB.

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

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