Information about #85C4DB color
Basic facts about this digital color
#85C4DB is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spray (#7ECDDD) and Aqua Splash (#85CED1).
The recipe behind #85C4DB is rgb(133, 196, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #85C4DB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #85C4DB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#85C4DB color variations
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#85C4DB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#85C4DB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#85C4DB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#85C4DB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#85C4DB 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 #85C4DB color
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Nearest named colors to #85C4DB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8CBED6
#7ECDDD
#85CED1
#8BB9E7
#8CD1D1
#8BD0E7
#88D6DC
#81D3D1
#87CEEB
#7CB9E8
#8CCEEA
#8FD4E0
#85C4DB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#85C4DB
- RGB133, 196, 219
- CMYK34, 9, 0, 14
- CSSrgb(133, 196, 219)
- HSL196°, 54%, 69%
- HSL Precise196.047°, 54.43%, 69.02%
- HSV196°, 39%, 86%
- HSB196°, 39%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
- GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.769, 0.859)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.769, 0.859, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.769, 0.859)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID85C4DB
- DECIMAL ID8766683
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
