#85A0CD#85A0CD

#85A0CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.073 H 260.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85A0CD
RGB	rgb(133, 160, 205)
HSL	hsl(218, 42%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(218, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 22%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.38, 1.55, -26.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.38, 26.08, 273.40°)
OKLab	oklab(70.19% -0.0121 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(70.19% 0.073 260.5)
XYZ	xyz(33.2598, 34.5344, 62.6591)
Luminance	0.3454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85A0CD #CDB285

analogous

#85C4CD #85A0CD #8E85CD

triadic

#85A0CD #CD85A0 #A0CD85

tetradic

#85A0CD #CD85C4 #CDB285 #85CD8E

square

#85A0CD #CD85C4 #CDB285 #85CD8E

split-complementary

#85A0CD #CD8E85 #C4CD85

monochromatic

#3F6199 #5A7EBB #85A0CD #B0C2DF #DCE4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.66

#85A0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.91

#85A0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85A0CD

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85A0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85A0CD	1.00	2.66	7.91	7.91
#FFFFFF	2.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90A3CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#899CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6FA9AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85a0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 160, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.073 260.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aabcdc',
    500: '#85a0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85a0cd;
$custom-light: #aabcdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85a0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 41.86,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7019,
    "c": 0.07302,
    "h": 260.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.34536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85A0CD

secondary

#E3DACB

accent

#8331B5

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #85A0CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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