#85B4FF Color

#85B4FF is rgb(133, 180, 255) in RGB, hsl(217, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 29%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85B4FF

HEX#85B4FF

RGBrgb(133, 180, 255)

HSLhsl(217, 100%, 76%)

HSVhsv(217, 48%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 29%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.12 259.5)

LABlab(72.23% -0.94 -42.62)

LCHlch(72.23% 42.63 268.73)

What #85B4FF 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 #85B4FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 4.23 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 5.55 Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 9.32 Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 11.08 Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 11.53 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 11.64

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#85B4FF Channel Values

How #85B4FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 133 · G 180 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 217° · S 100% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 217° · S 48% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 48% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.11:1 vs white · 9.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85B4FF 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85B4FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85B4FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #85B4FF

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.

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Shades

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How #85B4FF 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#85B4FF

Protanopia#ADADFF

Protanomaly#9FB0FF

Deuteranopia#A6A6FF

Deuteranomaly#9AACFF

Tritanopia#71C0C0

Tritanomaly#7ABBDC

Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #85B4FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85b4ff: #85B4FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85B4FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85b4ff': '#85B4FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.706, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_85b4ff">#85B4FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#85B4FF"

More Blue Colors

#85B4FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

87cefa 8585ff 87d3f8 8395a7 8896a5 8391a0 88a6cd 80bfff 88ace0 8073d4 897fc7 7cb9e8 a1caf1 c2c9d1 dfe9fb 000038 003061 01386a 1034a6 1e174a 2b7fff 3838ff 4f69c6 666699

#85B4FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85B4FF?

#85B4FF is a light blue — rgb(133, 180, 255) in RGB and hsl(217, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.23.

What is the RGB value of #85B4FF?

#85B4FF is rgb(133, 180, 255) — red 133, green 180, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85B4FF?

#85B4FF converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 29%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85B4FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85B4FF scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85B4FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85B4FF 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 13.93, which is visibly different.

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