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#85AADB Color

#85AADB is rgb(133, 170, 219) in RGB, hsl(214, 54%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 22%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85AADB
HEX#85AADB
RGBrgb(133, 170, 219)
HSLhsl(214, 54%, 69%)
HSVhsv(214, 39%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 22%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.082 255.6)
LABlab(68.26% -3.69 -29.23)
LCHlch(68.26% 29.46 262.80)

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

Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 1.84Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 6.11Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 7.14Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 8.21Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 8.34Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.39

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

#85AADB Channel Values

How #85AADB 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 170 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 54% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 39% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 14%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 #85AADB 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 #85AADB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85AADB

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

Base
#85AADB
Complementary
#DBB685
Analogous
#85D5DB
Analogous
#8B85DB
Triadic
#DB85AA
Triadic
#AADB85
Split comp.
#DB8B85
Split comp.
#D5DB85

Tints & Shades of #85AADB

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

#95B5DF
#A5C0E4
#B4CBE9
#C8D9EF
#D8E4F3
#E7EFF8

Shades

#6292D0
#3B76C4
#3061A1
#264C7E
#1B365A
#0F1F33

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

How #85AADB 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#85AADB
Protanopia#A4A4DB
Protanomaly#99A7DB
Deuteranopia#9F9FDC
Deuteranomaly#95A4DB
Tritanopia#7AB1B1
Tritanomaly#7FAEC3
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85AADB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85aadb: #85AADB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85AADB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85aadb': '#85AADB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.667, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_85aadb">#85AADB</color>
SVG fillfill="#85AADB"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#85AADB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85AADB?

#85AADB is a light blue — rgb(133, 170, 219) in RGB and hsl(214, 54%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #85AADB?

#85AADB is rgb(133, 170, 219) — red 133, green 170, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85AADB?

#85AADB converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 22%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85AADB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85AADB 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 #85AADB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85AADB 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 15.39, which is visibly different.

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