#85ADCD#85ADCD

#85ADCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.064 H 242.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85ADCD
RGB	rgb(133, 173, 205)
HSL	hsl(207, 42%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(207, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.95, -5.65, -20.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.95, 21.34, 254.65°)
OKLab	oklab(73% -0.029 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(73% 0.064 242.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.6324, 39.2796, 63.4500)
Luminance	0.3928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85ADCD #CDA585

analogous

#85CDC9 #85ADCD #8589CD

triadic

#85ADCD #CD85AD #ADCD85

tetradic

#85ADCD #C985CD #CDA585 #89CD85

square

#85ADCD #C985CD #CDA585 #89CD85

split-complementary

#85ADCD #CD8589 #CDC985

monochromatic

#3F7199 #5A90BB #85ADCD #B0CADF #DCE7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#85ADCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.86

#85ADCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85ADCD

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85ADCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85ADCD	1.00	2.37	8.86	8.86
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0ADCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A5CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB5B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85adcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 173, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.064 242.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aac5dc',
    500: '#85adcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85adcd;
$custom-light: #aac5dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85adcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.667,
    "s": 41.86,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72995,
    "c": 0.06365,
    "h": 242.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85ADCD

secondary

#E3D6CB

accent

#6B31B5

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #85ADCD

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

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