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#55CDEB

#55cdeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55cdeb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.83% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 78.95% saturation and 62.75% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.5159

Complementary

  1. #55cdeb
  2. #eb7355

Split complementary

  1. #55cdeb
  2. #eb5582
  3. #ebbe55

Analogous

  1. #55ebbe
  2. #55cdeb
  3. #5582eb

Triadic

  1. #55cdeb
  2. #eb55cd
  3. #cdeb55

Tetradic

  1. #55cdeb
  2. #7355eb
  3. #eb7355
  4. #cdeb55

Square

  1. #55cdeb
  2. #be55eb
  3. #eb7355
  4. #82eb55

Monochromatic

  1. #127b95
  2. #1ab3da
  3. #55cdeb
  4. #99e1f3
  5. #def5fb

Shades

#55cdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55cdeb
  2. #4db9d4
  3. #44a4bc
  4. #3c90a5
  5. #337b8d
  6. #2b6776
  7. #22525e
  8. #1a3e47
  9. #11292f
  10. #091518
  11. #000000

Tints

#55cdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55cdeb
  2. #66d2ed
  3. #77d7ef
  4. #88dcf1
  5. #99e1f3
  6. #aae6f5
  7. #bbebf7
  8. #ccf0f9
  9. #ddf5fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55cdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55cdeb
  2. #59c5e0
  3. #5ebed6
  4. #62b6cb
  5. #66aec0
  6. #6ba7b6
  7. #6f9fab
  8. #7397a0
  9. #778f95
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fc4d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c7ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b7eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bcaec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bc0eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55cdeb {
  color: #55cdeb;
}
Background
.bg-55cdeb {
  background-color: #55cdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55cdeb {
  border: 2px solid #55cdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55cdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 79% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55cdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55cdeb, #5582eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55cdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.30 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.42 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.69 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.14 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.33 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.62 #aa3214 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#55cdeb  rgb(85, 205, 235)  hsl(192, 79%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#eb7355  rgb(235, 115, 85)  hsl(12, 79%, 63%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb55cd  rgb(235, 85, 205)  hsl(312, 79%, 63%)  Orchid
#cdeb55  rgb(205, 235, 85)  hsl(72, 79%, 63%)  June Bud