Information about #85AAC4 color

#85AAC4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #85AAC4 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(133, 170, 196) (52.2% red, 66.7% green, 76.9% blue), or CMYK 25 / 10 / 0 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated azure, #85AAC4 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blake (#88A7C8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Polo Blue (#8AA7CC).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 170, 196) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #85AAC4 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #85AAC4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#85AAC4 color variations

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

#85AAC4 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #85AAC4

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

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85AAC4
  • RGB133, 170, 196
  • CMYK25, 10, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(133, 170, 196)
  • HSL205°, 35%, 65%
  • HSL Precise204.762°, 34.807%, 64.51%
  • HSV205°, 32%, 77%
  • HSB205°, 32%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.667, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.667, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.667, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85AAC4
  • DECIMAL ID8760004
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01