#85B5E5 Color

#85B5E5 is rgb(133, 181, 229) in RGB and hsl(210, 65%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#85B5E5

HEX#85B5E5

RGBrgb(133, 181, 229)

HSLhsl(210, 65%, 71%)

HSVhsv(210, 42%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.086 249)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 21%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #85B5E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #85B5E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#85B5E5 Complementary#E5B585 Analogous#85E5E5 Analogous#8585E5 Triadic#E585B5 Triadic#B5E585

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #85B5E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96BFE9 #A7C9EC #B7D4F0 #C4DBF3 #D5E5F6 #E6F0FA

Shades

#5B9CDC #3585D4 #256BB1 #1D548B #153B61 #0C243B

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