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#55CDEC

#55cdec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55cdec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.98% cyan, 13.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 192.32°, with 79.89% saturation and 62.94% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5165

Complementary

  1. #55cdec
  2. #ec7455

Split complementary

  1. #55cdec
  2. #ec5581
  3. #ecc055

Analogous

  1. #55ecc0
  2. #55cdec
  3. #5581ec

Triadic

  1. #55cdec
  2. #ec55cd
  3. #cdec55

Tetradic

  1. #55cdec
  2. #7455ec
  3. #ec7455
  4. #cdec55

Square

  1. #55cdec
  2. #c055ec
  3. #ec7455
  4. #81ec55

Monochromatic

  1. #117c97
  2. #19b4dc
  3. #55cdec
  4. #9ae1f4
  5. #dff5fb

Shades

#55cdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55cdec
  2. #4db9d4
  3. #44a4bd
  4. #3c90a5
  5. #337b8e
  6. #2b6776
  7. #22525e
  8. #1a3e47
  9. #11292f
  10. #091518
  11. #000000

Tints

#55cdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55cdec
  2. #66d2ee
  3. #77d7f0
  4. #88dcf2
  5. #99e1f4
  6. #aae6f6
  7. #bbebf7
  8. #ccf0f9
  9. #ddf5fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55cdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55cdec
  2. #59c5e1
  3. #5ebed6
  4. #62b6cc
  5. #66aec1
  6. #6ba7b6
  7. #6f9fab
  8. #7397a0
  9. #778f96
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fc4d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c7ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b7ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bcaed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bc0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55cdec {
  color: #55cdec;
}
Background
.bg-55cdec {
  background-color: #55cdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55cdec {
  border: 2px solid #55cdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55cdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 205 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55cdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55cdec, #5581ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55cdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 205 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.16 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.00 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.17 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.72 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.86 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.33 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.36 #aa3213 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#55cdec  rgb(85, 205, 236)  hsl(192, 80%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ec7455  rgb(236, 116, 85)  hsl(12, 80%, 63%)  Burnt Sienna
#ec55cd  rgb(236, 85, 205)  hsl(312, 80%, 63%)  Orchid
#cdec55  rgb(205, 236, 85)  hsl(72, 80%, 63%)  June Bud