#85A2BE
Dusty Blue · light cool blue
About #85A2BE
#85A2BE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 64% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Dusty Blue (ΔE 4.2); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEA185 — a khaki tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #85A2BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #85A2BE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #85A2BE?
#85A2BE is a muted, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 64% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #85A2BE?
Use black text. Black on #85A2BE has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #85A2BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEA185, and analogous partners are #85BEBE and #8585BE.