#85B4EE

#85B4EE

Color Values

HEX

#85B4EE

RGB

133, 180, 238

HSL

213.1, 75.5%, 72.7%

HSV

213.1, 44.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

44.1%, 24.4%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7587 0.0979 254.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#85B4EE

#EEBF85

Analogous

#85E9EE

#8A85EE

#85B4EE

Triadic

#85B4EE

#EE85B4

#B4EE85

Split Complementary

#85B4EE

#EE8A85

#E9EE85

Tetradic

#85B4EE

#EE85E9

#EEBF85

#85EE8A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#85B4EE

Protanopia

#999AE0

Deuteranopia

#9793DD

Tritanopia

#87D5D2

Achromatopsia

#AEAEAE

CSS Usage

background-color: #85B4EE;
color: #85B4EE;
border-color: #85B4EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 300 #93C5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F7FC
100
#E2ECF9
200
#C0D9F6
300
#94BDF0
400
#5999E8
500
#1F76E0
600
#195EB3
700
#144B8F
800
#103B70
900
#102D51
950
#0A1C33

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.15:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.76:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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