#85AEDF#85AEDF
#85AEDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.084 H 253.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85AEDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 174, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 58%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 40%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.4%, 22%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.88, -1.45, -29.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.88, 29.08, 267.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% -0.0242 -0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.084 253.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1239, 40.5842, 75.6224) |
| Luminance | 0.4059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.99
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.81
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.53
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.37
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.62
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85AEDF #DFB685
analogous
#85DBDF #85AEDF #8985DF
triadic
#85AEDF #DF85AE #AEDF85
tetradic
#85AEDF #DF85DB #DFB685 #85DF89
square
#85AEDF #DF85DB #DFB685 #85DF89
split-complementary
#85AEDF #DF8985 #DBDF85
monochromatic
#316FB9 #558ED2 #85AEDF #B5CEEC #E6EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#85AEDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#85AEDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #85AEDF
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85AEDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85AEDF | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB0E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A7DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#65B9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85aedf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 174, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.084 253.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acc6e9',
500: '#85aedf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85aedf; $custom-light: #acc6e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85aedf",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 174,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.667,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73944,
"c": 0.08414,
"h": 253.3
},
"luminance": 0.40586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85AEDF
secondary
#EDE1D3
accent
#7A1FC6
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284