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#55BAFF

#55baff ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55baff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 72.94% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 204.35°, with 100% saturation and 66.67% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.4427

Complementary

  1. #55baff
  2. #ff9a55

Split complementary

  1. #55baff
  2. #ff5565
  3. #ffef55

Analogous

  1. #55ffef
  2. #55baff
  3. #5565ff

Triadic

  1. #55baff
  2. #ff55ba
  3. #baff55

Tetradic

  1. #55baff
  2. #9a55ff
  3. #ff9a55
  4. #baff55

Square

  1. #55baff
  2. #ef55ff
  3. #ff9a55
  4. #65ff55

Monochromatic

  1. #006fbb
  2. #099bff
  3. #55baff
  4. #a2d9ff
  5. #ebf7ff

Shades

#55baff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55baff
  2. #4da7e6
  3. #4495cc
  4. #3c82b3
  5. #337099
  6. #2b5d80
  7. #224a66
  8. #1a384d
  9. #112533
  10. #09131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#55baff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55baff
  2. #66c1ff
  3. #77c8ff
  4. #88cfff
  5. #99d6ff
  6. #aaddff
  7. #bbe3ff
  8. #cceaff
  9. #ddf1ff
  10. #eef8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55baff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55baff
  2. #59b4f2
  3. #5eaee6
  4. #62a9d9
  5. #66a3cc
  6. #6b9dc0
  7. #6f97b3
  8. #7391a6
  9. #778c99
  10. #7c868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b5d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bbbff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83aafe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84baff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74b1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55baff {
  color: #55baff;
}
Background
.bg-55baff {
  background-color: #55baff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55baff {
  border: 2px solid #55baff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55baff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 186 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55baff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55baff, #5565ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55baff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 186 255 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.11 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.25 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.93 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.51 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.91 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.26 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.26 #aa4500 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#55baff  rgb(85, 186, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#ff9a55  rgb(255, 154, 85)  hsl(24, 100%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#ff55ba  rgb(255, 85, 186)  hsl(324, 100%, 67%)  Rose Pink
#baff55  rgb(186, 255, 85)  hsl(84, 100%, 67%)  Green Yellow