Information about #85B5CC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#85B5CC is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Seagull (#77B7D0) and Blake (#88A7C8).
In RGB terms — rgb(133, 181, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #85B5CC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#85B5CC color variations
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#85B5CC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#85B5CC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#85B5CC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#85B5CC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#85B5CC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #85B5CC color
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Nearest named colors to #85B5CC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#89B1C2
#77B7D0
#88A7C8
#8AA7CC
#8CBED6
#8EB2BE
#77BFC7
#78B1BF
#95B5D6
#7CB7BB
#71B8CA
#99AED0
#85B5CC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#85B5CC
- RGB133, 181, 204
- CMYK28, 9, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(133, 181, 204)
- HSL199°, 41%, 66%
- HSL Precise199.437°, 41.04%, 66.078%
- HSV199°, 35%, 80%
- HSB199°, 35%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
- GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.710, 0.800)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.710, 0.800, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.710, 0.800)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB71%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID85B5CC
- DECIMAL ID8762828
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
