#85bedf

Color #85bedf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#85bedf

RGB

rgb(133, 190, 223)

HSL

hsl(202, 58.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202, 40.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 14.8%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(74.28, -10.11, -22.31)

LCH

lch(74.28, 24.49, 245.62)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0757, 234.46)

HWB

hwb(202, 52.2%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfa685

Analogous

#85dfd3

#85bedf

#8591df

Triadic

#85bedf

#df85be

#bedf85

Split-complementary

#85bedf

#df8591

#dfd385

Tetradic

#85bedf

#a685df

#dfa685

#bedf85

Square

#85bedf

#d385df

#dfa685

#91df85

Shades

Color #85bedf mixed toward black.

#56a5d3

#3189bc

#25678d

#19455e

#0c222f

Tints

Color #85bedf mixed toward white.

#99c9e4

#aed4ea

#c2deef

#d6e9f4

#ebf4fa

Tones

Color #85bedf mixed toward gray.

#8dbcd7

#94bad0

#9cb8c8

#a3b6c1

#aab4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1d8 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#9e99d6 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#89d2d0 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85bedf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85bedf]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#85bedf (#85bedf) is rgb(133, 190, 223) in RGB.

No, #85bedf 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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