Palettes / Colors / #85BBDD

#85BBDD — Light Blue

#85BBDD is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #85BBDD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#85BBDD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DCA684; it also sits naturally between #84DCD2 and #848EDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 73% · Blue 87%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #85BBDD

.text { color: #85BBDD; }
.background { background-color: #85BBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 187, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 56%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 187, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 187, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85BBDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85BBDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #85BBDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCA684:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BBDD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #85BBDD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #85BBDD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BBDD?

#85BBDD is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 133, 187, 221). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BBDD?

#85BBDD is RGB 133, 187, 221 — HSL 203°, 56%, 69% — CMYK 40%, 15%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #85BBDD?

Its complement is #DCA684; analogous partners are #84DCD2 and #848EDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BBDD for text?

Black text on #85BBDD has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.