Color #85A9CC – Blue Color Palettes & Inspiration

Q: What is the complementary color of #85A9CC?

The complementary color is #7A5633.

Q: Does #85A9CC have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 2.46:1. On black: 8.54:1.

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#85A9CC FAQs

What is the RGB value of #85A9CC?

RGB: 133, 169, 204. Copy as CSS: rgb(133, 169, 204).

Is #85A9CC a web-safe color?

No — web-safe colors use pairs from 00, 33, 66, 99, CC, FF.

What is the complementary color of #85A9CC?

Complement: #7A5633.

Does #85A9CC have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 2.46:1 (Fails AA). On black: 8.54:1 (AAA (normal text)).

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Color #85a9cc Description

Build combos with #85A9CC

#85A9CC has RGB values of 133, 169, 204 and CMYK 35, 17, 0, 20. This blue color works well for balanced UI elements and charts. Tags: cool, soft, reads well with black text. The page below contains color combinations, color schemes, color palettes, and images that match and go well with the hex color 85a9cc. The best text color paired with #85A9CC is #000000 There is 1 colour combination with hex code #85a9cc.

Readable text on #85A9CC

Black text: AAA (8.5:1)White text: Fail (2.5:1)