Palettes / Colors / #85CCFF

#85CCFF — Light Vivid Blue

#85CCFF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#85CCFF 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 #FFB885; it also sits naturally between #85FFF5 and #858FFF. 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 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #85CCFF

.text { color: #85CCFF; }
.background { background-color: #85CCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85CCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 204, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85CCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 204, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85CCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 204, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB885:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85CCFF: #000000.

How #85CCFF 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 #85CCFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #85CCFE  ·  #85CD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85CCFF?

#85CCFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 133, 204, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85CCFF?

#85CCFF is RGB 133, 204, 255 — HSL 205°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #85CCFF?

Its complement is #FFB885; analogous partners are #85FFF5 and #858FFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85CCFF for text?

Black text on #85CCFF has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.