#85ABDB#85ABDB

#85ABDB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.082 H 254.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85ABDB
RGB	rgb(133, 171, 219)
HSL	hsl(213, 54%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(213, 39%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 21.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.91, -0.87, -28.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.91, 28.36, 268.25°)
OKLab	oklab(73.13% -0.0217 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(73.13% 0.082 254.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.0179, 39.2248, 72.6247)
Luminance	0.3923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85ABDB #DBB585

analogous

#85D6DB #85ABDB #8A85DB

triadic

#85ABDB #DB85AB #ABDB85

tetradic

#85ABDB #DB85D6 #DBB585 #85DB8A

square

#85ABDB #DB85D6 #DBB585 #85DB8A

split-complementary

#85ABDB #DB8A85 #D6DB85

monochromatic

#346CB1 #568ACD #85ABDB #B4CCE9 #E4ECF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#85ABDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.85

#85ABDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85ABDB

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85ABDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85ABDB	1.00	2.37	8.85	8.85
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99ADDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA4DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#67B6BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85abdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 171, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.082 254.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abc3e6',
    500: '#85abdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85abdb;
$custom-light: #abc3e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85abdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.488,
    "s": 54.43,
    "l": 69.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73133,
    "c": 0.08153,
    "h": 254.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.39227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85ABDB

secondary

#EBDFD1

accent

#7C24C2

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FC

border

#CED1D5

text

#101216

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #85ABDB

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

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