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#85b0fa color: Kitten’s Eye

#85b0fa is rgb(133, 176, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.578% 0.11701 260.882) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

75.6%
0.117
261°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Baby blue
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #85b0fa

#85b0fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.59:1, 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: #85b0fa mixed with white

  1. 85b0fa
  2. 91b8fb
  3. 9dc0fc
  4. a9c8fd
  5. b5d0fe
  6. c1d8fe
  7. cee0ff
  8. dae8ff
  9. e6efff
  10. f3f7ff

Darker: #85b0fa mixed with black

  1. 85b0fa
  2. 7399d9
  3. 6182ba
  4. 506c9b
  5. 40567d
  6. 304261
  7. 212e46
  8. 131c2d
  9. 060b15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #85b0fa with less saturation

  1. 85b0fa
  2. 8ab0f3
  3. 8eb1ec
  4. 92b1e4
  5. 97b1dd
  6. 9bb1d6
  7. 9fb1ce
  8. a3b1c7
  9. a7b0bf
  10. acb0b7

Questions about #85b0fa

What color is #85b0fa?

#85b0fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In RGB it is rgb(133, 176, 250), in HSL hsl(217.95, 92.13%, 75.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.578% 0.11701 260.882).

What colors go well with #85b0fa?

The complementary color of #85b0fa is #d6a852. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #55bdec and #b0a2f4. The triadic partners are #f19190 and #86c27b.

Is white or black text more readable on #85b0fa?

Black text reads better on #85b0fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #85b0fa a warm or cool color?

#85b0fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.117.