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#85A7EF Color

#85A7EF is rgb(133, 167, 239) in RGB, hsl(221, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85A7EF
HEX#85A7EF
RGBrgb(133, 167, 239)
HSLhsl(221, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(221, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.112 264.5)
LABlab(68.13% 2.19 -40.33)
LCHlch(68.13% 40.39 273.10)

What #85A7EF 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 #85A7EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 5.26Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 7.66French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 8.55Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 9.23Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 11.02United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.84

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

#85A7EF Channel Values

How #85A7EF 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 167 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85A7EF 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85A7EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85A7EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85A7EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85A7EF
Complementary
#EFCE85
Analogous
#85DCEF
Analogous
#9985EF
Triadic
#EF85A7
Triadic
#A7EF85
Split comp.
#EF9985
Split comp.
#DCEF85

Tints & Shades of #85A7EF

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

#97B4F2
#A5BEF3
#B7CBF6
#C4D4F7
#D6E2FA
#E4EBFB

Shades

#5886E9
#2B65E3
#194FC2
#143E99
#0E2C6C
#081A3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85A7EF.

How #85A7EF 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#85A7EF
Protanopia#A2A2EF
Protanomaly#97A4EF
Deuteranopia#9D9DF0
Deuteranomaly#94A1EF
Tritanopia#74B2B2
Tritanomaly#7BAECD
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

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Using #85A7EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85a7ef: #85A7EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85A7EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85a7ef': '#85A7EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.655, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_85a7ef">#85A7EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#85A7EF"

More Blue Colors

#85A7EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#85A7EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85A7EF?

#85A7EF is a light blue — rgb(133, 167, 239) in RGB and hsl(221, 77%, 73%) 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 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #85A7EF?

#85A7EF is rgb(133, 167, 239) — red 133, green 167, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85A7EF?

#85A7EF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85A7EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85A7EF scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85A7EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85A7EF 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 12.06, which is visibly different.

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