Information about #85A9DA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85A9DA is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 169, 218) — 52.2% red, 66.3% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 19 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated sky-leaning azure, #85A9DA appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vista Blue (#7C9ED9) and Resolutiion Blue (#7FA3E6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(133, 169, 218)), which gives #85A9DA its character. If you plan to put text on a #85A9DA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #85A9DA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#85A9DA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#85A9DA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85A9DA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85A9DA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85A9DA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#85A9DA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #85A9DA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

#85A9DA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85A9DA
  • RGB133, 169, 218
  • CMYK33, 19, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(133, 169, 218)
  • HSL215°, 53%, 69%
  • HSL Precise214.588°, 53.459%, 68.824%
  • HSV215°, 39%, 85%
  • HSB215°, 39%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.663, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.663, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.663, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85A9DA
  • DECIMAL ID8759770
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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