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#85CCDE

#85ccde ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#85ccde is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 80% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.09% cyan, 8.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 192.13°, with 57.42% saturation and 69.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.5345

Complementary

  1. #85ccde
  2. #de9785

Split complementary

  1. #85ccde
  2. #de85a0
  3. #dec385

Analogous

  1. #85dec3
  2. #85ccde
  3. #85a0de

Triadic

  1. #85ccde
  2. #de85cc
  3. #ccde85

Tetradic

  1. #85ccde
  2. #9785de
  3. #de9785
  4. #ccde85

Square

  1. #85ccde
  2. #c385de
  3. #de9785
  4. #a0de85

Monochromatic

  1. #2b889f
  2. #49b3ce
  3. #85ccde
  4. #c1e5ee
  5. #eff8fb

Shades

#85ccde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ccde
  2. #78b8c8
  3. #6aa3b2
  4. #5d8f9b
  5. #507a85
  6. #43666f
  7. #355259
  8. #283d43
  9. #1b292c
  10. #0d1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ccde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ccde
  2. #91d1e1
  3. #9dd6e5
  4. #aadbe8
  5. #b6e0eb
  6. #c2e6ef
  7. #ceebf2
  8. #daf0f5
  9. #e7f5f8
  10. #f3fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ccde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ccde
  2. #85c4d5
  3. #84bdcb
  4. #84b5c2
  5. #83aeb8
  6. #83a6af
  7. #829ea6
  8. #82979c
  9. #818f93
  10. #818889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acc6cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc7df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1bdde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60d3d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc9df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1c3de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71d0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ccde {
  color: #85ccde;
}
Background
.bg-85ccde {
  background-color: #85ccde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ccde {
  border: 2px solid #85ccde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ccde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 204 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 57% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ccde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ccde, #85a0de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ccde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 204 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.07 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 6.26 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.36 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.44 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 9.45 #7a3321 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#85ccde  rgb(133, 204, 222)  hsl(192, 57%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#de9785  rgb(222, 151, 133)  hsl(12, 57%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#de85cc  rgb(222, 133, 204)  hsl(312, 57%, 70%)  Orchid
#ccde85  rgb(204, 222, 133)  hsl(72, 57%, 70%)  June Bud