#85AECB#85AECB

#85AECB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.061 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85AECB
RGB	rgb(133, 174, 203)
HSL	hsl(205, 40%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(205, 34%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.16, -6.71, -19.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.16, 20.30, 250.71°)
OKLab	oklab(73.14% -0.0311 -0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(73.14% 0.061 239.5)
XYZ	xyz(35.5850, 39.5686, 62.2508)
Luminance	0.3957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85AECB #CBA285

analogous

#85CBC5 #85AECB #858BCB

triadic

#85AECB #CB85AE #AECB85

tetradic

#85AECB #C585CB #CBA285 #8BCB85

square

#85AECB #C585CB #CBA285 #8BCB85

split-complementary

#85AECB #CB858B #CBC585

monochromatic

#407296 #5A92B9 #85AECB #B0CADD #DBE7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#85AECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.91

#85AECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85AECB

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85AECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85AECB	1.00	2.36	8.91	8.91
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2ADCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A5CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6EB5B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85aecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 174, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.061 239.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aac6da',
    500: '#85aecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85aecb;
$custom-light: #aac6da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85aecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.857,
    "s": 40.23,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73136,
    "c": 0.06115,
    "h": 239.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.3957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85AECB

secondary

#E1D4CA

accent

#6832B3

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FA

border

#CED1D3

text

#101315

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #85AECB

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

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