Palettes / Colors / #85D0FF

#85D0FF — Light Vivid Blue

#85D0FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#85D0FF 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 #FFB485; it also sits naturally between #85FFF1 and #8593FF. 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 82% · Blue 100%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #85D0FF

.text { color: #85D0FF; }
.background { background-color: #85D0FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85D0FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 208, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85D0FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 208, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85D0FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 208, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85D0FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85D0FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #85D0FF

Tints of #85D0FF

Tones of #85D0FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFB485:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85D0FF: #000000.

How #85D0FF 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 #85D0FF 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

← #85D0FE  ·  #85D100 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85D0FF?

#85D0FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 133, 208, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85D0FF?

#85D0FF is RGB 133, 208, 255 — HSL 203°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 18%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #85D0FF?

Its complement is #FFB485; analogous partners are #85FFF1 and #8593FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85D0FF for text?

Black text on #85D0FF has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.