Information about #85CDF9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85CDF9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 205, 249) — 52.2% red, 80.4% green, 97.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 17 / 0 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid steel-blue azure, #85CDF9 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sky (#82CAFC) and Pale Cyan (#87D3F8).

The recipe behind #85CDF9 is rgb(133, 205, 249), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #85CDF9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#85CDF9 color variations

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

#85CDF9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85CDF9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85CDF9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85CDF9 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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#85CDF9 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
#85CDF9
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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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#B285F9
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#CDF985
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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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#F9B285
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Nearest named colors to #85CDF9

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

Light Sky Blue color link
Light Sky Blue

#87CEFA

Sky color link
Sky

#82CAFC

Pale Cyan color link
Pale Cyan

#87D3F8

Day Sky Blue color link
Day Sky Blue

#82CAFF

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Anakiwa color link
Anakiwa

#8CCEEA

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Light Cerulean color link
Light Cerulean

#8BD0E7

Medium Sky Blue color link
Medium Sky Blue

#80DAEB

Light Cornflower Blue color link
Light Cornflower Blue

#93CCEA

#85CDF9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85CDF9
  • RGB133, 205, 249
  • CMYK45, 17, 0, 2
  • HSL203°, 91%, 75%
  • HSL Precise202.759°, 90.625%, 74.902%
  • HSV203°, 47%, 98%
  • HSB203°, 47%, 98%
  • HEX ID85CDF9
  • DECIMAL ID8769017
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB97.6%
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