Skip to the color picker

#85b1fa color: Kitten’s Eye

#85b1fa is rgb(133, 177, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.786% 0.11601 260.215) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

217°
100%

75.8%
0.116
260°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Baby blue
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #85b1fa

#85b1fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.67:1, 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: #85b1fa mixed with white

  1. 85b1fa
  2. 91b9fb
  3. 9dc1fc
  4. a9c9fd
  5. b5d1fe
  6. c1d8fe
  7. cee0ff
  8. dae8ff
  9. e6f0ff
  10. f3f7ff

Darker: #85b1fa mixed with black

  1. 85b1fa
  2. 7399d9
  3. 6183ba
  4. 506c9b
  5. 40577d
  6. 304261
  7. 212f46
  8. 131c2d
  9. 060c15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #85b1fa with less saturation

  1. 85b1fa
  2. 8ab1f3
  3. 8eb1ec
  4. 93b2e4
  5. 97b2dd
  6. 9bb2d6
  7. a0b1cf
  8. a4b1c7
  9. a8b1c0
  10. acb1b8

Questions about #85b1fa

What color is #85b1fa?

#85b1fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In RGB it is rgb(133, 177, 250), in HSL hsl(217.44, 92.13%, 75.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.786% 0.11601 260.215).

What colors go well with #85b1fa?

The complementary color of #85b1fa is #d7a854. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #56beec and #b0a3f5. The triadic partners are #f19291 and #88c37c.

Is white or black text more readable on #85b1fa?

Black text reads better on #85b1fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #85b1fa a warm or cool color?

#85b1fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.116.