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#85A6FE Color

#85A6FE is rgb(133, 166, 254) in RGB, hsl(224, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 35%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85A6FE
HEX#85A6FE
RGBrgb(133, 166, 254)
HSLhsl(224, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(224, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 35%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.133 267.5)
LABlab(68.43% 6.12 -47.99)
LCHlch(68.43% 48.38 277.27)

What #85A6FE 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 #85A6FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 7.02Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.13United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.42French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 12.76Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 15.8Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 16.29

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

#85A6FE Channel Values

How #85A6FE 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 166 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85A6FE 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85A6FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85A6FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85A6FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85A6FE
Complementary
#FEDE86
Analogous
#86E2FE
Analogous
#A286FE
Triadic
#FE86A6
Triadic
#A6FE86
Split comp.
#FEA286
Split comp.
#E2FE86

Tints & Shades of #85A6FE

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

#95B1FE
#A4BCFE
#B3C7FE
#C7D6FE
#D7E1FF
#E6ECFF

Shades

#5381FD
#1C58FD
#023EE3
#0230B1
#01237E
#011347

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85A6FE.

How #85A6FE 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#85A6FE
Protanopia#A1A1FE
Protanomaly#97A3FE
Deuteranopia#9C9CFE
Deuteranomaly#93A0FE
Tritanopia#6EB4B4
Tritanomaly#78AFD6
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

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Using #85A6FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85a6fe: #85A6FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85A6FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85a6fe': '#85A6FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.651, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_85a6fe">#85A6FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#85A6FE"

More Blue Colors

#85A6FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#85A6FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85A6FE?

#85A6FE is a light blue — rgb(133, 166, 254) in RGB and hsl(224, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #85A6FE?

#85A6FE is rgb(133, 166, 254) — red 133, green 166, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85A6FE?

#85A6FE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 35%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85A6FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85A6FE scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85A6FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85A6FE 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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