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#85A3BC Color

#85A3BC is rgb(133, 163, 188) in RGB, hsl(207, 29%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 13%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85A3BC
HEX#85A3BC
RGBrgb(133, 163, 188)
HSLhsl(207, 29%, 63%)
HSVhsv(207, 29%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 13%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.05 243.7)
LABlab(65.38% -6.30 -16.54)
LCHlch(65.38% 17.70 249.15)

What #85A3BC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #85A3BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 5.75Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.87Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 7.64Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 7.77Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 9.11Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#85A3BC Channel Values

How #85A3BC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 163 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 29% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 29% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85A3BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85A3BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85A3BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85A3BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85A3BC
Complementary
#BC9E85
Analogous
#85BCB9
Analogous
#8588BC
Triadic
#BC85A3
Triadic
#A3BC85
Split comp.
#BC8588
Split comp.
#BCB985

Tints & Shades of #85A3BC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96B0C5
#A6BCCE
#B7C9D7
#C7D5E0
#D8E1E9
#E8EEF2

Shades

#6B90AE
#537997
#45647D
#354C5F
#263745
#161F27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85A3BC.

How #85A3BC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#85A3BC
Protanopia#9E9EBC
Protanomaly#95A0BC
Deuteranopia#9A9ABD
Deuteranomaly#929EBC
Tritanopia#80A6A6
Tritanomaly#82A5AF
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85A3BC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-85a3bc: #85A3BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85A3BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85a3bc': '#85A3BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.639, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_85a3bc">#85A3BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#85A3BC"

More Blue Colors

#85A3BC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#85A3BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85A3BC?

#85A3BC is a light blue — rgb(133, 163, 188) in RGB and hsl(207, 29%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #85A3BC?

#85A3BC is rgb(133, 163, 188) — red 133, green 163, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85A3BC?

#85A3BC converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 13%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85A3BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85A3BC scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85A3BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85A3BC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 11.31, which is visibly different.

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