#85CFC5 · near Sky Blue

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#85CFC5 (RGB 133, 207, 197) is a medium, muted blue, closest to Sky Blue and near Turquoise and Ash. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #85CFC5 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 185°.

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HEX#85CFC5
RGBrgb(133, 207, 197)
HSLhsl(172, 44%, 67%)
CMYK36, 0, 5, 19
CSS var--sky-blue
Contrast1.79:1 white · 11.73:1 black

Similar named colors

Sky Blue #87CEEBTurquoise #40E0D0Ash #B2BEB5Baby Blue #89CFF0Eucalyptus #44D7A8

How to use #85CFC5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #85CFC5 (11.73:1); white text does not (1.79:1).

For a calm scheme pair #85CFC5 with its analogous neighbors #86D0A1 and #86B5D0; for contrast use its complement #D08690 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--sky-blue: #85CFC5;

Color card

#85CFC5 hex color card: near Sky Blue, RGB 133, 207, 197
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Shades & tints

#1B2927#35534F#507C76#6AA69E#85CFC5#9DD9D1#B6E2DC#CEECE8#E7F5F3

Color harmonies for #85CFC5

Complementary

#85CFC5#D08690

Analogous

#85CFC5#86D0A1#86B5D0

Triadic

#85CFC5#C686D0#D0C686

Split complementary

#85CFC5#D086B5#D0A186

Tetradic

#85CFC5#A186D0#D08690#B5D086

Palettes with #85CFC5