What color is #85B7CB?

#85B7CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B7CB?

The RGB value is 133, 183, 203: 133 red, 183 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B7CB?

The complementary color is #CB9985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B7CB color

#85B7CB rgb(133, 183, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #85B7CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 71.8% green and 79.6% blue (133, 183, 203).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 40% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#85B7CB color codes

HEX	`#85B7CB`
RGB	`rgb(133, 183, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 71.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 40%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.67, -11.53, -15.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.67, 19.22, 233.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.382, 43.163, 62.85)`
Decimal	`8763339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B7CB, 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 #85B7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #85B7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b7cb; }
.text { color: #85b7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 183 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b7cb, #8594cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #85B7CB?: #85B7CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B7CB?: The RGB value is 133, 183, 203: 133 red, 183 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B7CB?: The complementary color is #CB9985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.