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#55A2ED

#55a2ed ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55a2ed is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 63.53% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.14% cyan, 31.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 209.61°, with 80.85% saturation and 63.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3389

Complementary

  1. #55a2ed
  2. #eda055

Split complementary

  1. #55a2ed
  2. #ed5556
  3. #edec55

Analogous

  1. #55edec
  2. #55a2ed
  3. #5556ed

Triadic

  1. #55a2ed
  2. #ed55a2
  3. #a2ed55

Tetradic

  1. #55a2ed
  2. #a055ed
  3. #eda055
  4. #a2ed55

Square

  1. #55a2ed
  2. #ec55ed
  3. #eda055
  4. #56ed55

Monochromatic

  1. #105599
  2. #187cde
  3. #55a2ed
  4. #9ac8f4
  5. #dfeefc

Shades

#55a2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55a2ed
  2. #4d92d5
  3. #4482be
  4. #3c71a6
  5. #33618e
  6. #2b5177
  7. #22415f
  8. #1a3147
  9. #11202f
  10. #091018
  11. #000000

Tints

#55a2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55a2ed
  2. #66abef
  3. #77b5f1
  4. #88bef2
  5. #99c7f4
  6. #aad1f6
  7. #bbdaf8
  8. #cce3fa
  9. #ddecfb
  10. #eef6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55a2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55a2ed
  2. #599fe2
  3. #5e9bd7
  4. #6298cc
  5. #6694c1
  6. #6b91b7
  7. #6f8eac
  8. #738aa1
  9. #778796
  10. #7c838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869fc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81a5f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c97ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a4ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #649bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00add2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55a2ed {
  color: #55a2ed;
}
Background
.bg-55a2ed {
  background-color: #55a2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55a2ed {
  border: 2px solid #55a2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55a2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 162 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55a2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55a2ed, #5556ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55a2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 162 237 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.36 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.68 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.17 #aa5d12 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#55a2ed  rgb(85, 162, 237)  hsl(210, 81%, 63%)  Carolina Blue
#eda055  rgb(237, 160, 85)  hsl(30, 81%, 63%)  Sandy Brown
#ed55a2  rgb(237, 85, 162)  hsl(330, 81%, 63%)  Wild Strawberry
#a2ed55  rgb(162, 237, 85)  hsl(90, 81%, 63%)  Inchworm