#85ABCB#85ABCB

#85ABCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.062 H 244.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85ABCB
RGB	rgb(133, 171, 203)
HSL	hsl(207, 40%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(207, 34%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.33, -5.07, -20.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.33, 21.05, 256.06°)
OKLab	oklab(72.48% -0.0272 -0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(72.48% 0.062 244.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.0119, 38.4224, 62.0598)
Luminance	0.3842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85ABCB #CBA585

analogous

#85CBC8 #85ABCB #8588CB

triadic

#85ABCB #CB85AB #ABCB85

tetradic

#85ABCB #C885CB #CBA585 #88CB85

square

#85ABCB #C885CB #CBA585 #88CB85

split-complementary

#85ABCB #CB8588 #CBC885

monochromatic

#406E96 #5A8DB9 #85ABCB #B0C9DD #DBE6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#85ABCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.68

#85ABCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85ABCB

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85ABCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85ABCB	1.00	2.42	8.68	8.68
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EABCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A3CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EB3B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85abcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 171, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.062 244.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aac4db',
    500: '#85abcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85abcb;
$custom-light: #aac4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85abcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.429,
    "s": 40.23,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72481,
    "c": 0.06242,
    "h": 244.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85ABCB

secondary

#E1D5CA

accent

#6D32B3

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FA

border

#CED1D3

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #85ABCB

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

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