#85BCDA#85BCDA

#85BCDA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.072 H 232.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85BCDA
RGB	rgb(133, 188, 218)
HSL	hsl(201, 53%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(201, 39%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 13.8%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.55, -10.36, -20.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.55, 23.15, 243.42°)
OKLab	oklab(76.78% -0.0433 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(76.78% 0.072 232.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.3067, 46.0125, 73.0735)
Luminance	0.4602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85BCDA #DAA385

analogous

#85DACE #85BCDA #8592DA

triadic

#85BCDA #DA85BC #BCDA85

tetradic

#85BCDA #CE85DA #DAA385 #92DA85

square

#85BCDA #CE85DA #DAA385 #92DA85

split-complementary

#85BCDA #DA8592 #DACE85

monochromatic

#3584AF #56A2CC #85BCDA #B4D6E8 #E3F0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.06

#85BCDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.20

#85BCDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85BCDA

10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85BCDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85BCDA	1.00	2.06	10.20	10.20
#FFFFFF	2.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AEBADC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2B1DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#65C4C6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85bcda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 188, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.072 232.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abd0e5',
    500: '#85bcda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85bcda;
$custom-light: #abd0e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85bcda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 188,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.176,
    "s": 53.459,
    "l": 68.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7678,
    "c": 0.07162,
    "h": 232.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.46015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85BCDA

secondary

#EADAD1

accent

#5C25C1

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F9FC

border

#CED2D5

text

#101415

muted

#7F8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #85BCDA

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

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