#85ACED#85ACED
#85ACED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.104 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85ACED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 172, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 74%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 44%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 27.4%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.90, 3.53, -36.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.90, 36.84, 275.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.14% -0.0174 -0.1024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.14% 0.104 260.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7065, 40.6036, 85.8494) |
| Luminance | 0.4061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.54
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.96
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.75
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.96
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.50
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85ACED #EDC685
analogous
#85E0ED #85ACED #9285ED
triadic
#85ACED #ED85AC #ACED85
tetradic
#85ACED #ED85E0 #EDC685 #85ED92
square
#85ACED #ED85E0 #EDC685 #85ED92
split-complementary
#85ACED #ED9285 #E0ED85
monochromatic
#2065D8 #5088E5 #85ACED #BAD0F5 #E4EDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#85ACED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#85ACED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #85ACED
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85ACED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85ACED | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94B0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A6EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5EBAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85aced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 172, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.104 260.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc4f3',
500: '#85aced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85aced; $custom-light: #adc4f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85aced",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 172,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.5,
"s": 74.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74138,
"c": 0.1039,
"h": 260.4
},
"luminance": 0.40606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85ACED
secondary
#F3E9D8
accent
#8C0FD6
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F5F8FD
border
#CFD1D5
text
#111217
muted
#808185