Palettes / Colors / #85DAFF

#85DAFF — Light Vivid Blue

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

#85DAFF 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 #FFA985; it also sits naturally between #85FFE7 and #859DFF. 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 85% · Blue 100%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85DAFF

.text { color: #85DAFF; }
.background { background-color: #85DAFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85DAFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 218, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85DAFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 218, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85DAFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 218, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFA985:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85DAFF: #000000.

How #85DAFF 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 #85DAFF 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

← #85DAFE  ·  #85DB00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85DAFF?

#85DAFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 133, 218, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85DAFF?

#85DAFF is RGB 133, 218, 255 — HSL 198°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 15%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #85DAFF?

Its complement is #FFA985; analogous partners are #85FFE7 and #859DFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85DAFF for text?

Black text on #85DAFF has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.