Palettes / Colors / #85BEEF

#85BEEF — Light Blue

#85BEEF 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 #85BEEF 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.

#85BEEF 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 #EFB785; it also sits naturally between #85EFEC and #8589EF. 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 94%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85BEEF

.text { color: #85BEEF; }
.background { background-color: #85BEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 190, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 77%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 190, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 190, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #85BEEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB785:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BEEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BEEF

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 #85BEEF 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 #85BEEF 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

← #85BEEE  ·  #85BEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BEEF?

#85BEEF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 133, 190, 239). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BEEF?

#85BEEF is RGB 133, 190, 239 — HSL 208°, 77%, 73% — CMYK 44%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #85BEEF?

Its complement is #EFB785; analogous partners are #85EFEC and #8589EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BEEF for text?

Black text on #85BEEF has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.