#85CEEB#85CEEB

#85CEEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.083 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85CEEB
RGB	rgb(133, 206, 235)
HSL	hsl(197, 72%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(197, 43%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.11, -15.33, -21.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.11, 26.35, 234.43°)
OKLab	oklab(81.38% -0.0588 -0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(81.38% 0.083 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(46.7342, 55.1240, 86.7585)
Luminance	0.5513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85CEEB #EBA285

analogous

#85EBD5 #85CEEB #859BEB

triadic

#85CEEB #EB85CE #CEEB85

tetradic

#85CEEB #D585EB #EBA285 #9BEB85

square

#85CEEB #D585EB #EBA285 #9BEB85

split-complementary

#85CEEB #EB859B #EBD585

monochromatic

#23A1D3 #50B9E2 #85CEEB #BAE3F4 #E5F4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.75

#85CEEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.03

#85CEEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #85CEEB

12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85CEEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##85CEEB	1.00	1.75	12.03	12.03
#FFFFFF	1.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECBED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFBFEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58D7D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85ceeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 206, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.083 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#adddf1',
    500: '#85ceeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85ceeb;
$custom-light: #adddf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85ceeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.059,
    "s": 71.831,
    "l": 72.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81381,
    "c": 0.08339,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.55127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85CEEB

secondary

#C5714F

accent

#4912D4

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F7FCFE

border

#D0D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #85CEEB

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

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