#85BED4
Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(77% 0.067 224), rgb(133, 190, 212).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.31:1).
About this color
#85BED4 is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 224°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.31:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9) |
| Black text | 10.31:1 |
| White text | 2.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #85BED4 |
| RGB | rgb(133, 190, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 48%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77% 0.067 224) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #85BED4 | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc -44.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #85BED4 | 10.31:1 | AAA | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #85BED4 text on white | 2.03:1 | Fails | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #85BED4 text on black | 10.31:1 | AAA | Lc -62.8 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#EFF7FA
oklch(97.1% 0.009 222.1)
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Step 100
100
#DDEDF4
oklch(93.6% 0.019 225.7)
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Step 200
200
#C0DFEC
oklch(88.5% 0.037 225)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#85BED4
oklch(77% 0.067 224)
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Step 400
400
#47AFD2
oklch(70.8% 0.107 223.8)
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Step 500
500
#0098BE
oklch(63.1% 0.118 223.7)
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Step 600
600
#0080A0
oklch(55.7% 0.104 223.4)
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Step 700
700
#006B87
oklch(49% 0.092 224)
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Step 800
800
#00586F
oklch(42.7% 0.08 223.4)
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Step 900
900
#00495D
oklch(37.7% 0.071 223.8)
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Step 950
950
#002B39
oklch(26.9% 0.051 225.5)
#85BED4 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B2BBD5 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A6B2D4 | 0.048 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #68C5C5 | 0.044 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B6B6B6 | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #85BED4
#85BED4
oklch(77% 0.067 224)
- #DAA792
#DAA792
oklch(77% 0.067 43.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #85BED4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.025
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.027
- Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 0.047
- Lightblue #7BC8F6 ΔE 0.048
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.049
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.054
- Vivid Sky Blue #4CC9F0 ΔE 0.056
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.057
Use #85BED4 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.