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#55BCDD

#55bcdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55bcdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 73.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.54% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 194.56°, with 66.67% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.33.

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Relative luminance0.4312

Complementary

  1. #55bcdd
  2. #dd7655

Split complementary

  1. #55bcdd
  2. #dd5578
  3. #ddba55

Analogous

  1. #55ddba
  2. #55bcdd
  3. #5578dd

Triadic

  1. #55bcdd
  2. #dd55bc
  3. #bcdd55

Tetradic

  1. #55bcdd
  2. #7655dd
  3. #dd7655
  4. #bcdd55

Square

  1. #55bcdd
  2. #ba55dd
  3. #dd7655
  4. #78dd55

Monochromatic

  1. #196780
  2. #269abf
  3. #55bcdd
  4. #95d5ea
  5. #d4eef7

Shades

#55bcdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55bcdd
  2. #4da9c7
  3. #4496b1
  4. #3c849b
  5. #337185
  6. #2b5e6f
  7. #224b58
  8. #1a3842
  9. #11262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#55bcdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55bcdd
  2. #66c3e0
  3. #77c9e4
  4. #88d0e7
  5. #99d7eb
  6. #aadeee
  7. #bbe4f1
  8. #ccebf5
  9. #ddf2f8
  10. #eef8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55bcdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55bcdd
  2. #59b6d4
  3. #5eb0ca
  4. #62aac1
  5. #66a4b8
  6. #6b9eaf
  7. #6f98a5
  8. #73929c
  9. #778c93
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a9dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fb9de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80b1dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0dc2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55bcdd {
  color: #55bcdd;
}
Background
.bg-55bcdd {
  background-color: #55bcdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55bcdd {
  border: 2px solid #55bcdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55bcdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 188 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55bcdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55bcdd, #5578dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55bcdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 188 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.91 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.93 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.95 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.30 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.77 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.23 #aa4322 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#55bcdd  rgb(85, 188, 221)  hsl(195, 67%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#dd7655  rgb(221, 118, 85)  hsl(15, 67%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#dd55bc  rgb(221, 85, 188)  hsl(315, 67%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdd55  rgb(188, 221, 85)  hsl(75, 67%, 60%)  June Bud