#85ACDD#85ACDD

#85ACDD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.083 H 254.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85ACDD
RGB	rgb(133, 172, 221)
HSL	hsl(213, 56%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(213, 40%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.26, -0.88, -28.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.26, 28.92, 268.25°)
OKLab	oklab(73.43% -0.0223 -0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(73.43% 0.083 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(37.4724, 39.7100, 74.0829)
Luminance	0.3971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85ACDD #DDB685

analogous

#85D8DD #85ACDD #8A85DD

triadic

#85ACDD #DD85AC #ACDD85

tetradic

#85ACDD #DD85D8 #DDB685 #85DD8A

square

#85ACDD #DD85D8 #DDB685 #85DD8A

split-complementary

#85ACDD #DD8A85 #D8DD85

monochromatic

#326CB5 #558BD0 #85ACDD #B5CDEA #E5EDF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#85ACDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.94

#85ACDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85ACDD

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85ACDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85ACDD	1.00	2.35	8.94	8.94
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AAEDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA5DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#66B7BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85acdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 172, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.083 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abc4e7',
    500: '#85acdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85acdd;
$custom-light: #abc4e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85acdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.409,
    "s": 56.41,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73432,
    "c": 0.08324,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.39712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85ACDD

secondary

#ECE0D2

accent

#7C22C4

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FC

border

#CED1D5

text

#101216

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #85ACDD

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

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