#85ABEB#85ABEB

#85ABEB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.102 H 260.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85ABEB
RGB	rgb(133, 171, 235)
HSL	hsl(218, 72%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(218, 43%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.55, 3.53, -36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.55, 36.29, 275.58°)
OKLab	oklab(73.84% -0.0168 -0.1009)
OKLCH	oklch(73.84% 0.102 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(39.2263, 40.1082, 84.2559)
Luminance	0.4011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85ABEB #EBC585

analogous

#85DEEB #85ABEB #9285EB

triadic

#85ABEB #EB85AB #ABEB85

tetradic

#85ABEB #EB85DE #EBC585 #85EB92

square

#85ABEB #EB85DE #EBC585 #85EB92

split-complementary

#85ABEB #EB9285 #DEEB85

monochromatic

#2364D3 #5087E2 #85ABEB #BACFF4 #E5EDFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#85ABEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.02

#85ABEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85ABEB

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85ABEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85ABEB	1.00	2.33	9.02	9.02
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94AFEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88A6EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5FB9C1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85abeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 171, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.102 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acc3f1',
    500: '#85abeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85abeb;
$custom-light: #acc3f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85abeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.647,
    "s": 71.831,
    "l": 72.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73837,
    "c": 0.10225,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.40111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85ABEB

secondary

#F2E9D9

accent

#8C12D4

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F5F7FD

border

#CFD0D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #85ABEB

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

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