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#85affa color: Kitten’s Eye

#85affa is rgb(133, 175, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.37% 0.11802 261.538) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

75.4%
0.118
262°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Baby blue
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #85affa

#85affa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8aadf7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #85affa mixed with white

  1. 85affa
  2. 91b7fb
  3. 9dbffc
  4. a9c7fd
  5. b5cffe
  6. c1d7fe
  7. cddfff
  8. dae7ff
  9. e6efff
  10. f3f7ff

Darker: #85affa mixed with black

  1. 85affa
  2. 7398d9
  3. 6181ba
  4. 506b9b
  5. 40567d
  6. 304161
  7. 212e46
  8. 131c2d
  9. 060b15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #85affa with less saturation

  1. 85affa
  2. 89aff3
  3. 8eb0eb
  4. 92b0e4
  5. 96b0dd
  6. 9bb0d5
  7. 9fb0ce
  8. a3b0c6
  9. a7b0bf
  10. abafb7

Questions about #85affa

What color is #85affa?

#85affa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In RGB it is rgb(133, 175, 250), in HSL hsl(218.46, 92.13%, 75.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.37% 0.11802 261.538).

What colors go well with #85affa?

The complementary color of #85affa is #d5a750. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #54bced and #b0a1f4. The triadic partners are #f1908e and #83c27b.

Is white or black text more readable on #85affa?

Black text reads better on #85affa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #85affa a warm or cool color?

#85affa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.118.