#85B2EB#85B2EB

#85B2EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.096 H 254.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85B2EB
RGB	rgb(133, 178, 235)
HSL	hsl(214, 72%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(214, 43%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.43, -0.37, -33.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.43, 33.20, 269.37°)
OKLab	oklab(75.32% -0.0253 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(75.32% 0.096 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.5837, 42.8230, 84.7083)
Luminance	0.4283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85B2EB #EBBE85

analogous

#85E5EB #85B2EB #8B85EB

triadic

#85B2EB #EB85B2 #B2EB85

tetradic

#85B2EB #EB85E5 #EBBE85 #85EB8B

square

#85B2EB #EB85E5 #EBBE85 #85EB8B

split-complementary

#85B2EB #EB8B85 #E5EB85

monochromatic

#2370D3 #5091E2 #85B2EB #BAD3F4 #E5EEFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.20

#85B2EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.57

#85B2EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85B2EB

9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85B2EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85B2EB	1.00	2.20	9.57	9.57
#FFFFFF	2.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CB5EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90AAEA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5EBFC5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85b2eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 178, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.096 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#acc8f1',
    500: '#85b2eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85b2eb;
$custom-light: #acc8f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85b2eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.529,
    "s": 71.831,
    "l": 72.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75315,
    "c": 0.09585,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.42825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85B2EB

secondary

#F2E7D9

accent

#7E12D4

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FD

border

#CFD1D5

text

#101316

muted

#7F8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #85B2EB

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

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