Information about #85EBEF color

#85EBEF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85EBEF is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 235, 239) — 52.2% red, 92.2% green, 93.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 42 / 2 / 0 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated water-like cyan, #85EBEF 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 Petal (#88EEE8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Florentin Blue (#8EEAF4) and Palm Beach Sky (#7AE2F0).

The recipe behind #85EBEF is rgb(133, 235, 239), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #85EBEF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#85EBEF color variations

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

#85EBEF 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 #85EBEF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85EBEF
  • RGB133, 235, 239
  • CMYK42, 2, 0, 6
  • CSSrgb(133, 235, 239)
  • HSL182°, 77%, 73%
  • HSL Precise182.264°, 76.812%, 72.941%
  • HSV182°, 44%, 94%
  • HSB182°, 44%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.922, 0.937)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.922, 0.937, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.922, 0.937)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85EBEF
  • DECIMAL ID8776687
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01