#85AFCD#85AFCD

#85AFCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.063 H 239.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85AFCD
RGB	rgb(133, 175, 205)
HSL	hsl(205, 42%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(205, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.51, -6.74, -19.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.51, 20.86, 251.15°)
OKLab	oklab(73.43% -0.0316 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(73.43% 0.063 239.8)
XYZ	xyz(36.0188, 40.0524, 63.5788)
Luminance	0.4005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85AFCD #CDA385

analogous

#85CDC7 #85AFCD #858BCD

triadic

#85AFCD #CD85AF #AFCD85

tetradic

#85AFCD #C785CD #CDA385 #8BCD85

square

#85AFCD #C785CD #CDA385 #8BCD85

split-complementary

#85AFCD #CD858B #CDC785

monochromatic

#3F7399 #5A93BB #85AFCD #B0CBDF #DCE8F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#85AFCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.01

#85AFCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85AFCD

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85AFCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85AFCD	1.00	2.33	9.01	9.01
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2AECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A6CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DB7B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85afcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 175, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.063 239.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aac6dc',
    500: '#85afcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85afcd;
$custom-light: #aac6dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85afcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205,
    "s": 41.86,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73432,
    "c": 0.06283,
    "h": 239.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.40054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85AFCD

secondary

#E3D5CB

accent

#6831B5

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101315

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #85AFCD

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

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