Information about #85BCE3 color

#85BCE3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85BCE3 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 188, 227) — 52.2% red, 73.7% green, 89% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 15 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #85BCE3 reads as a strongly colored sky-leaning azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Azure (#8BB9E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aero (#7CB9E8) and Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE).

The recipe behind #85BCE3 is rgb(133, 188, 227), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85BCE3: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #85BCE3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#85BCE3 color variations

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

#85BCE3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85BCE3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1A5076

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Black

#000000

#85BCE3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85BCE3 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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#85BCE3 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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#E4DC86
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#E4868E
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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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#E486BD
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#BDE486
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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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#AD86E4
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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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#DC86E4
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#E4AD86
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Nearest named colors to #85BCE3

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

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Anakiwa color link
Anakiwa

#8CCEEA

Light Cerulean color link
Light Cerulean

#8BD0E7

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Light Cornflower Blue color link
Light Cornflower Blue

#93CCEA

#85BCE3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85BCE3
  • RGB133, 188, 227
  • CMYK37, 15, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(133, 188, 227)
  • HSL205°, 63%, 71%
  • HSL Precise204.894°, 62.667%, 70.588%
  • HSV205°, 41%, 89%
  • HSB205°, 41%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.737, 0.890)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.737, 0.890, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.737, 0.890)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB89%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85BCE3
  • DECIMAL ID8764643
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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