#85ABDF
Steel Blue · light cool blue
About #85ABDF
#85ABDF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 67% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 40% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Dusty Blue (ΔE 17.3); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFB985 — a tan tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #85ABDF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #85ABDF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #85ABDF?
#85ABDF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 67% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 40% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #85ABDF?
Use black text. Black on #85ABDF has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #85ABDF?
Its complementary colour is #DFB985, and analogous partners are #85D8DF and #8C85DF.