#85AEDC#85AEDC
#85AEDC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.080 H 251.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85AEDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 174, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 55%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 40%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.77, -2.25, -27.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.77, 27.67, 265.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.82% -0.0252 -0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.82% 0.08 251.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7230, 40.4239, 73.5111) |
| Luminance | 0.4043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.34
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.83
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.82
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.97
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.76
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85AEDC #DCB385
analogous
#85DADC #85AEDC #8885DC
triadic
#85AEDC #DC85AE #AEDC85
tetradic
#85AEDC #DC85DA #DCB385 #85DC88
square
#85AEDC #DC85DA #DCB385 #85DC88
split-complementary
#85AEDC #DC8885 #DADC85
monochromatic
#3370B3 #558ECE #85AEDC #B5CEEA #E4EDF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#85AEDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#85AEDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #85AEDC
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85AEDC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85AEDC | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A7DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66B8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85aedc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 174, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.080 251.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#abc6e7',
500: '#85aedc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85aedc; $custom-light: #abc6e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85aedc",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 174,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.724,
"s": 55.414,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73818,
"c": 0.08045,
"h": 251.8
},
"luminance": 0.40426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85AEDC
secondary
#EBDFD2
accent
#7723C3
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284