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#85EDFF Color

#85EDFF is rgb(133, 237, 255) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85EDFF
HEX#85EDFF
RGBrgb(133, 237, 255)
HSLhsl(189, 100%, 76%)
HSVhsv(189, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 7%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.1 209.9)
LABlab(87.96% -28.13 -18.67)
LCHlch(87.96% 33.76 213.57)

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

Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 7.03Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 7.65Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.83Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 9.24Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.4Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 9.5

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

#85EDFF Channel Values

How #85EDFF 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 237 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 189° · S 100% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 189° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85EDFF 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #85EDFF

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

Base
#85EDFF
Complementary
#FF9785
Analogous
#85FFD4
Analogous
#85AFFF
Triadic
#FF85ED
Triadic
#EDFF85
Split comp.
#FF85AF
Split comp.
#FFD485

Tints & Shades of #85EDFF

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

#94EFFF
#A3F1FF
#B3F4FF
#C7F7FF
#D6F9FF
#E5FBFF

Shades

#52E5FF
#1ADDFF
#00C3E6
#0098B3
#006C80
#003D47

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

How #85EDFF 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#85EDFF
Protanopia#E0E0FF
Protanomaly#C2E5FF
Deuteranopia#D2D2FF
Deuteranomaly#B8DDFF
Tritanopia#80EFEF
Tritanomaly#82EEF6
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85EDFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85edff: #85EDFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85EDFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85edff': '#85EDFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.929, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_85edff">#85EDFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#85EDFF"

More Teal Colors

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

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#85EDFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85EDFF?

#85EDFF is a light teal — rgb(133, 237, 255) in RGB and hsl(189, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #85EDFF?

#85EDFF is rgb(133, 237, 255) — red 133, green 237, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85EDFF?

#85EDFF converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 7%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85EDFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85EDFF scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #85EDFF 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.26, which is visibly different.

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