What color is #85A0BA?

#85A0BA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A0BA?

The RGB value is 133, 160, 186: 133 red, 160 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A0BA?

The complementary color is #BA9F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A0BA color

#85A0BA rgb(133, 160, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #85A0BA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.7% green and 72.9% blue (133, 160, 186).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#85A0BA color codes

HEX	`#85A0BA`
RGB	`rgb(133, 160, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, -3.29, -16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 16.82, 258.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.104, 33.672, 51.305)`
Decimal	`8757434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A0BA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #85A0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #85A0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a0ba; }
.text { color: #85a0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 160 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a0ba, #8585ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #85A0BA?: #85A0BA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A0BA?: The RGB value is 133, 160, 186: 133 red, 160 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A0BA?: The complementary color is #BA9F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.