#85ADEF#85ADEF

#85ADEF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.106 H 260.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85ADEF
RGB	rgb(133, 173, 239)
HSL	hsl(217, 77%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(217, 44%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.25, 3.53, -37.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.25, 37.38, 275.42°)
OKLab	oklab(74.44% -0.018 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(74.44% 0.106 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(40.1914, 41.1032, 87.4605)
Luminance	0.4111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85ADEF #EFC785

analogous

#85E2EF #85ADEF #9285EF

triadic

#85ADEF #EF85AD #ADEF85

tetradic

#85ADEF #EF85E2 #EFC785 #85EF92

square

#85ADEF #EF85E2 #EFC785 #85EF92

split-complementary

#85ADEF #EF9285 #E2EF85

monochromatic

#1D65DD #4F89E8 #85ADEF #BBD1F6 #E4EDFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.28

#85ADEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.22

#85ADEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85ADEF

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85ADEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85ADEF	1.00	2.28	9.22	9.22
#FFFFFF	2.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95B1F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89A7EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5CBBC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ACACAC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85adef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 173, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.106 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adc5f4',
    500: '#85adef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85adef;
$custom-light: #adc5f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85adef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.358,
    "s": 76.812,
    "l": 72.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74439,
    "c": 0.10554,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.41106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85ADEF

secondary

#F3E9D8

accent

#8C0CD9

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FD

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111217

muted

#808185

Preview Lab

Preview with #85ADEF

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

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