#85A4EB#85A4EB

#85A4EB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.110 H 265.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85A4EB
RGB	rgb(133, 164, 235)
HSL	hsl(222, 72%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(222, 43%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.68, 7.48, -39.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.68, 39.74, 280.84°)
OKLab	oklab(72.38% -0.0082 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(72.38% 0.11 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(37.9390, 37.5335, 83.8267)
Luminance	0.3754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85A4EB #EBCC85

analogous

#85D7EB #85A4EB #9985EB

triadic

#85A4EB #EB85A4 #A4EB85

tetradic

#85A4EB #EB85D7 #EBCC85 #85EB99

square

#85A4EB #EB85D7 #EBCC85 #85EB99

split-complementary

#85A4EB #EB9985 #D7EB85

monochromatic

#2358D3 #507DE2 #85A4EB #BACBF4 #E5EBFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#85A4EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.51

#85A4EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85A4EB

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85A4EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85A4EB	1.00	2.47	8.51	8.51
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8BAAEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80A1E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#60B3BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85a4eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 164, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.110 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acbef1',
    500: '#85a4eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85a4eb;
$custom-light: #acbef1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85a4eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.765,
    "s": 71.831,
    "l": 72.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72378,
    "c": 0.10958,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85A4EB

secondary

#F2EBD9

accent

#9912D4

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F5F6FD

border

#CFD0D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #85A4EB

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

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