Information about #85A3BA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#85A3BA presents itself as a softly balanced steel-blue azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bluegrey (#85A3B2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Bluey Grey (#89A0B0).
The recipe behind #85A3BA is rgb(133, 163, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #85A3BA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#85A3BA color variations
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#85A3BA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#85A3BA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#85A3BA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#85A3BA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#85A3BA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #85A3BA color
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Nearest named colors to #85A3BA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#85A3B2
#8BA8B7
#89A0B0
#93A2BA
#93A2B7
#88A7C8
#77A1B5
#91A3B0
#93AAB9
#809AC6
#89B1C2
#81A6AA
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#85A3BA
- RGB133, 163, 186
- CMYK21, 9, 0, 27
- CSSrgb(133, 163, 186)
- HSL206°, 28%, 63%
- HSL Precise206.038°, 27.749%, 62.549%
- HSV206°, 28%, 73%
- HSB206°, 28%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
- GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.639, 0.729)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.639, 0.729, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.639, 0.729)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID85A3BA
- DECIMAL ID8758202
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
