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#55BFDE

#55bfde ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55bfde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 74.9% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.71% cyan, 13.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.58°, with 67.49% saturation and 60.2% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.01.

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Relative luminance0.4447

Complementary

  1. #55bfde
  2. #de7455

Split complementary

  1. #55bfde
  2. #de557b
  3. #deb955

Analogous

  1. #55deb9
  2. #55bfde
  3. #557bde

Triadic

  1. #55bfde
  2. #de55bf
  3. #bfde55

Tetradic

  1. #55bfde
  2. #7455de
  3. #de7455
  4. #bfde55

Square

  1. #55bfde
  2. #b955de
  3. #de7455
  4. #7bde55

Monochromatic

  1. #196981
  2. #259ec1
  3. #55bfde
  4. #95d7ea
  5. #d5eff7

Shades

#55bfde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55bfde
  2. #4dacc8
  3. #4499b2
  4. #3c869b
  5. #337385
  6. #2b606f
  7. #224c59
  8. #1a3943
  9. #11262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#55bfde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55bfde
  2. #66c5e1
  3. #77cce5
  4. #88d2e8
  5. #99d9eb
  6. #aadfef
  7. #bbe5f2
  8. #ccecf5
  9. #ddf2f8
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55bfde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55bfde
  2. #59b9d5
  3. #5eb2cb
  4. #62acc2
  5. #66a6b8
  6. #6ba0af
  7. #6f99a6
  8. #73939c
  9. #778d93
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98acde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91bcdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83b4de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #08c5d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55bfde {
  color: #55bfde;
}
Background
.bg-55bfde {
  background-color: #55bfde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55bfde {
  border: 2px solid #55bfde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55bfde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 191 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55bfde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55bfde, #557bde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55bfde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 191 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.01 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.77 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.63 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.47 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.40 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.54 #aa4021 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#55bfde  rgb(85, 191, 222)  hsl(194, 67%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#de7455  rgb(222, 116, 85)  hsl(14, 67%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#de55bf  rgb(222, 85, 191)  hsl(314, 67%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#bfde55  rgb(191, 222, 85)  hsl(74, 67%, 60%)  June Bud