#85bbf4

Color #85bbf4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.05 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#85bbf4

RGB

rgb(133, 187, 244)

HSL

hsl(210.8, 83.5%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.8, 45.5%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 23.4%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(74.23, -2.8, -33.75)

LCH

lch(74.23, 33.87, 265.26)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0997, 250.49)

HWB

hwb(210.8, 52.2%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4be85

Analogous

#85f3f4

#85bbf4

#8685f4

Triadic

#85bbf4

#f485bb

#bbf485

Split-complementary

#85bbf4

#f48685

#f3f485

Tetradic

#85bbf4

#be85f4

#f4be85

#bbf485

Square

#85bbf4

#f485f3

#f4be85

#85f486

Shades

Color #85bbf4 mixed toward black.

#4b9bef

#157be7

#105cad

#0a3d73

#051f3a

Tints

Color #85bbf4 mixed toward white.

#99c6f6

#aed2f8

#c2ddfa

#d6e8fb

#ebf4fd

Tones

Color #85bbf4 mixed toward gray.

#8ebbeb

#97bbe1

#a1bcd8

#aabccf

#b3bcc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0e8 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9c98e5 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#88dedb · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85bbf4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85bbf4]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#85bbf4 (#85bbf4) is rgb(133, 187, 244) in RGB.

No, #85bbf4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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