Palettes / Colors / #85BEEC

#85BEEC — Light Blue

#85BEEC 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 #85BEEC 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.

#85BEEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECB283; it also sits naturally between #83ECE7 and #8389EC. 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 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85BEEC

.text { color: #85BEEC; }
.background { background-color: #85BEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 190, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 73%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 190, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 190, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #85BEEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECB283:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BEEC

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 #85BEEC 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 #85BEEC 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

← #85BEEB  ·  #85BEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BEEC?

#85BEEC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 133, 190, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BEEC?

#85BEEC is RGB 133, 190, 236 — HSL 207°, 73%, 72% — CMYK 44%, 19%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #85BEEC?

Its complement is #ECB283; analogous partners are #83ECE7 and #8389EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BEEC for text?

Black text on #85BEEC has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.