#85A9BC Color

#85A9BC is rgb(133, 169, 188) in RGB and hsl(201, 29%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#85A9BC

HEX#85A9BC

RGBrgb(133, 169, 188)

HSLhsl(201, 29%, 63%)

HSVhsv(201, 29%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.048 231.3)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 10%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #85A9BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #85A9BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#85A9BC Complementary#BC9885 Analogous#85BCB4 Analogous#858DBC Triadic#BC85A9 Triadic#A9BC85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #85A9BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96B4C5 #A6C0CE #B7CCD7 #C7D7E0 #D8E3E9 #E8EFF2

Shades

#6B96AE #538097 #45697D #35505F #263A45 #162127

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