#85AECC#85AECC

#85AECC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.062 H 240.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85AECC
RGB	rgb(133, 174, 204)
HSL	hsl(205, 41%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(205, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 14.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.20, -6.45, -19.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.20, 20.69, 251.84°)
OKLab	oklab(73.18% -0.0307 -0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(73.18% 0.062 240.4)
XYZ	xyz(35.7045, 39.6165, 62.8804)
Luminance	0.3962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85AECC #CCA385

analogous

#85CCC6 #85AECC #858ACC

triadic

#85AECC #CC85AE #AECC85

tetradic

#85AECC #C685CC #CCA385 #8ACC85

square

#85AECC #C685CC #CCA385 #8ACC85

split-complementary

#85AECC #CC858A #CCC685

monochromatic

#3F7297 #5A91BA #85AECC #B0CBDE #DBE7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#85AECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#85AECC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85AECC

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85AECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85AECC	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1ADCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A6CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB5B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85aecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 174, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.062 240.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aac6db',
    500: '#85aecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85aecc;
$custom-light: #aac6db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85aecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.352,
    "s": 41.04,
    "l": 66.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73175,
    "c": 0.06218,
    "h": 240.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.39618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85AECC

secondary

#E2D5CB

accent

#6931B4

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101315

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #85AECC

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

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