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#85B2FF closest to Kitten’s Eye

#85B2FF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 69.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(133, 178, 255)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 48% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #85B2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.81:1.

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Variations of #85B2FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#85B2FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

85B2FFFF85B2B2FF85
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#85B2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #85B2FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #87ACFD
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95B7FF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90B5FF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #87ACFD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #87AFFE
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #51C3CD
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #76B9EA
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7B1C8

#85B2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.14:1 Very poor#85B2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.81:1 Very good#85B2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#85B2FF in CSS

/* Kitten’s Eye */
.color { color: #85B2FF; }
.background { background-color: #85B2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #85B2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 178 255);
color: hsl(218 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.762 0.122 260.8);

#85B2FF FAQ

What color is #85B2FF?

#85B2FF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #85B2FF?

#85B2FF is rgb(133, 178, 255) in RGB, hsl(218, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(48%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #85B2FF?

The complementary color of #85B2FF is #FFD285, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #85B2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #85B2FF: 9.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #85B2FF a warm or cool color?

#85B2FF is a cool color.