#85CEFA#85CEFA
#85CEFA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.096 H 236.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85CEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 206, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 92%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 47%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.63, -11.30, -28.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.63, 30.80, 248.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.96% -0.0535 -0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.96% 0.096 236.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9934, 56.0277, 98.6566) |
| Luminance | 0.5603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 0.31
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 1.67
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 1.84
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 2.53
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.02
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85CEFA #FAB185
analogous
#85FAEB #85CEFA #8594FA
triadic
#85CEFA #FA85CE #CEFA85
tetradic
#85CEFA #EB85FA #FAB185 #94FA85
square
#85CEFA #EB85FA #FAB185 #94FA85
split-complementary
#85CEFA #FA8594 #FAEB85
monochromatic
#0F9FF5 #4AB6F8 #85CEFA #C0E6FC #E2F3FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#85CEFA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.21
#85CEFA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #85CEFA
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85CEFA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85CEFA | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BACCFC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAC0F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4ED9DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85cefa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 206, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.096 236.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeddfc',
500: '#85cefa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85cefa; $custom-light: #aeddfc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85cefa",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 206,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.564,
"s": 92.126,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81963,
"c": 0.09581,
"h": 236.1
},
"luminance": 0.56031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85CEFA
secondary
#D8804B
accent
#5600E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F8FCFF
border
#D1D5D7
text
#111517
muted
#818485