#85BDFF#85BDFF

#85BDFF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.111 H 253.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85BDFF
RGB	rgb(133, 189, 255)
HSL	hsl(212, 100%, 76%)
HSV	hsv(212, 48%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.20, -0.79, -38.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.20, 38.17, 268.82°)
OKLab	oklab(78.53% -0.0322 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(78.53% 0.111 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(45.9143, 48.5985, 101.5493)
Luminance	0.4860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85BDFF #FFC785

analogous

#85FAFF #85BDFF #8A85FF

triadic

#85BDFF #FF85BD #BDFF85

tetradic

#85BDFF #FF85FA #FFC785 #85FF8A

square

#85BDFF #FF85FA #FFC785 #85FF8A

split-complementary

#85BDFF #FF8A85 #FAFF85

monochromatic

#0B7BFF #489CFF #85BDFF #C2DEFF #E0EEFF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#85BDFF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.72

#85BDFF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85BDFF

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85BDFF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85BDFF	1.00	1.96	10.72	10.72
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3C0FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94B4FE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4ECCD4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85bdff;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 189, 255);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.111 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aed0ff',
    500: '#85bdff',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85bdff;
$custom-light: #aed0ff;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85bdff",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 255
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.459,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 76.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78533,
    "c": 0.11147,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.48602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85BDFF

secondary

#F7E7D4

accent

#7C00E6

background

#FBFCFF

surface

#F6F9FF

border

#D0D2D7

text

#111418

muted

#808286

Preview Lab

Preview with #85BDFF

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

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