#85BFEE#85BFEE
#85BFEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.090 H 243.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85BFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 191, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 76%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 44%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.1%, 19.7%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.09, -6.62, -29.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.09, 29.93, 257.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.23% -0.04 -0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.23% 0.09 243.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7310, 48.4183, 87.9136) |
| Luminance | 0.4842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.01
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 3.27
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.77
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.33
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.40
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85BFEE #EEB485
analogous
#85EEE8 #85BFEE #858AEE
triadic
#85BFEE #EE85BF #BFEE85
tetradic
#85BFEE #E885EE #EEB485 #8AEE85
square
#85BFEE #E885EE #EEB485 #8AEE85
split-complementary
#85BFEE #EE858A #EEE885
monochromatic
#1E86DA #4FA3E7 #85BFEE #BBDBF5 #E4F1FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#85BFEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#85BFEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #85BFEE
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85BFEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85BFEE | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABBFF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB4ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5ACACF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85bfee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 191, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.090 243.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#add2f3',
500: '#85bfee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85bfee; $custom-light: #add2f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85bfee",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 191,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.857,
"s": 75.54,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78227,
"c": 0.09034,
"h": 243.7
},
"luminance": 0.48421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85BFEE
secondary
#F3E4D8
accent
#680ED8
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F5F9FD
border
#CFD2D5
text
#111417
muted
#808285