#85ABCD#85ABCD

#85ABCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.065 H 245.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85ABCD
RGB	rgb(133, 171, 205)
HSL	hsl(208, 42%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(208, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 16.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.40, -4.56, -21.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.40, 21.90, 257.99°)
OKLab	oklab(72.56% -0.0264 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(72.56% 0.065 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.2518, 38.5184, 63.3231)
Luminance	0.3852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85ABCD #CDA785

analogous

#85CDCB #85ABCD #8587CD

triadic

#85ABCD #CD85AB #ABCD85

tetradic

#85ABCD #CB85CD #CDA785 #87CD85

square

#85ABCD #CB85CD #CDA785 #87CD85

split-complementary

#85ABCD #CD8587 #CDCB85

monochromatic

#3F6E99 #5A8DBB #85ABCD #B0C9DF #DCE7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#85ABCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.70

#85ABCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85ABCD

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85ABCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85ABCD	1.00	2.41	8.70	8.70
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DABCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A3CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB3B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85abcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 171, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.065 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aac3dc',
    500: '#85abcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85abcd;
$custom-light: #aac3dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85abcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.333,
    "s": 41.86,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7256,
    "c": 0.06466,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85ABCD

secondary

#E3D6CB

accent

#6F31B5

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #85ABCD

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

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