What color is #85A2E2?

#85A2E2 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A2E2?

The RGB value is 133, 162, 226: 133 red, 162 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A2E2?

The complementary color is #E2C585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A2E2 color

#85A2E2 rgb(133, 162, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #85A2E2 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 63.5% green and 88.6% blue (133, 162, 226).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 62% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#85A2E2 color codes

HEX	`#85A2E2`
RGB	`rgb(133, 162, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 63.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 62%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 41%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.76, 6.09, -35.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.76, 36.04, 279.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.316, 36.316, 77.033)`
Decimal	`8757986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A2E2, 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 #85A2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #85A2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a2e2; }
.text { color: #85a2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 162 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a2e2, #9685e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #85A2E2?: #85A2E2 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A2E2?: The RGB value is 133, 162, 226: 133 red, 162 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A2E2?: The complementary color is #E2C585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.