#85ADE2#85ADE2

#85ADE2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.089 H 255.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85ADE2
RGB	rgb(133, 173, 226)
HSL	hsl(214, 62%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(214, 41%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 23.5%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.73, -0.08, -30.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.73, 30.92, 269.86°)
OKLab	oklab(73.86% -0.022 -0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(73.86% 0.089 255.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.3395, 40.3625, 77.7073)
Luminance	0.4037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85ADE2 #E2BA85

analogous

#85DBE2 #85ADE2 #8C85E2

triadic

#85ADE2 #E285AD #ADE285

tetradic

#85ADE2 #E285DB #E2BA85 #85E28C

square

#85ADE2 #E285DB #E2BA85 #85E28C

split-complementary

#85ADE2 #E28C85 #DBE285

monochromatic

#2D6CBF #548CD6 #85ADE2 #B6CEEE #E6EEF9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.31

#85ADE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.07

#85ADE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85ADE2

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85ADE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85ADE2	1.00	2.31	9.07	9.07
#FFFFFF	2.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99AFE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8EA6E1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#64B9BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85ade2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 173, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.089 255.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acc5eb',
    500: '#85ade2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85ade2;
$custom-light: #acc5eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85ade2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.194,
    "s": 61.589,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7386,
    "c": 0.08872,
    "h": 255.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.40365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85ADE2

secondary

#EEE3D5

accent

#7F1CC9

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#101216

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #85ADE2

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

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