Information about #85BEEA color

#85BEEA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85BEEA is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 190, 234) — 52.2% red, 74.5% green, 91.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 17 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively sky-leaning azure, #85BEEA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE). Slightly further away sit Light Azure (#8BB9E7) and Jordy Blue (#8AB9F1).

The recipe behind #85BEEA is rgb(133, 190, 234), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #85BEEA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#85BEEA color variations

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#85BEEA 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 #85BEEA

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

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Anakiwa color link
Anakiwa

#8CCEEA

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85BEEA
  • RGB133, 190, 234
  • CMYK40, 17, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(133, 190, 234)
  • HSL206°, 71%, 72%
  • HSL Precise206.139°, 70.629%, 71.961%
  • HSV206°, 43%, 92%
  • HSB206°, 43%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.745, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.745, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.745, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85BEEA
  • DECIMAL ID8765162
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01