What color is #85C2FF?

#85C2FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85C2FF?

The RGB value is 133, 194, 255: 133 red, 194 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85C2FF?

The complementary color is #FFC285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85C2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85C2FF color

#85C2FF rgb(133, 194, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #85C2FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 76.1% green and 100% blue (133, 194, 255).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cooler Than Ever (#77BBFF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#85C2FF color codes

HEX	`#85C2FF`
RGB	`rgb(133, 194, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 76.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 48%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 24%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.55, -3.51, -36.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.55, 36.24, 264.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.008, 50.787, 101.914)`
Decimal	`8766207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85C2FF, 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 #85C2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85C2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #85C2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85c2ff; }
.text { color: #85c2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85c2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 194 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85c2ff, #8585ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #85C2FF?: #85C2FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85C2FF?: The RGB value is 133, 194, 255: 133 red, 194 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85C2FF?: The complementary color is #FFC285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85C2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.