Information about #85BCFF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85BCFF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 188, 255) — 52.2% red, 73.7% green, 100% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 48 / 26 / 0 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#85BCFF presents itself as a maximally vivid 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 practically indistinguishable from Soft Azure (#7EB8FC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Parakeet Blue (#7EB6FF) and Day Sky Blue (#82CAFF).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 188, 255) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #85BCFF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #85BCFF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#85BCFF color variations

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

#85BCFF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85BCFF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85BCFF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85BCFF 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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#85BCFF 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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#85FF8B
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Nearest named colors to #85BCFF

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

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

Parakeet Blue color link
Parakeet Blue

#7EB6FF

Day Sky Blue color link
Day Sky Blue

#82CAFF

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

French Sky Blue color link
French Sky Blue

#77B5FE

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Light Sky Blue color link
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

#85BCFF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85BCFF
  • RGB133, 188, 255
  • CMYK48, 26, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(133, 188, 255)
  • HSL213°, 100%, 76%
  • HSL Precise212.951°, 100%, 76.078%
  • HSV213°, 48%, 100%
  • HSB213°, 48%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.737, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.737, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.737, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85BCFF
  • DECIMAL ID8764671
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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