Information about #85AFD5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85AFD5 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 175, 213) — 52.2% red, 68.6% green, 83.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 31 / 15 / 0 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#85AFD5 presents itself as a confidently colored steel-blue azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Polo Blue (#8AA7CC) and Blake (#88A7C8).

The recipe behind #85AFD5 is rgb(133, 175, 213), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #85AFD5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. #85AFD5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#85AFD5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#85AFD5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85AFD5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85AFD5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85AFD5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#85AFD5 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #85AFD5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

#85AFD5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85AFD5
  • RGB133, 175, 213
  • CMYK31, 15, 0, 16
  • HSL209°, 49%, 68%
  • HSL Precise208.5°, 48.78%, 67.843%
  • HSV209°, 38%, 84%
  • HSB209°, 38%, 84%
  • HEX ID85AFD5
  • DECIMAL ID8761301
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.5%
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