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#85CEED Below Zero

#85CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue named Below Zero. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(133, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 74% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #85CEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.05:1.

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Variations of #85CEED

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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#85CEED 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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEBFED
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDCBEF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0CBEE
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEBFED
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4C5ED
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #57D7D8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #76D2E4
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7C7CF

#85CEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#85CEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.05:1 Super#85CEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#85CEED in CSS

/* Below Zero */
.color { color: #85CEED; }
.background { background-color: #85CEED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #85CEED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 206 237);
color: hsl(198 74% 73%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.085 226.8);

#85CEED FAQ

What color is #85CEED?

#85CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Below Zero. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #85CEED?

#85CEED is rgb(133, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(198, 74%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #85CEED?

The complementary color of #85CEED is #EDA485, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #85CEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #85CEED: 12.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #85CEED a warm or cool color?

#85CEED is a cool color.