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#55E2FF

#55e2ff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#55e2ff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 88.63% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 190.24°, with 100% saturation and 66.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.65.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.6354

Complementary

  1. #55e2ff
  2. #ff7255

Split complementary

  1. #55e2ff
  2. #ff558d
  3. #ffc755

Analogous

  1. #55ffc7
  2. #55e2ff
  3. #558dff

Triadic

  1. #55e2ff
  2. #ff55e2
  3. #e2ff55

Tetradic

  1. #55e2ff
  2. #7255ff
  3. #ff7255
  4. #e2ff55

Square

  1. #55e2ff
  2. #c755ff
  3. #ff7255
  4. #8dff55

Monochromatic

  1. #009bbb
  2. #09d5ff
  3. #55e2ff
  4. #a2efff
  5. #ebfcff

Shades

#55e2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55e2ff
  2. #4dcbe6
  3. #44b5cc
  4. #3c9eb3
  5. #338899
  6. #2b7180
  7. #225a66
  8. #1a444d
  9. #112d33
  10. #09171a
  11. #000000

Tints

#55e2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55e2ff
  2. #66e5ff
  3. #77e8ff
  4. #88ebff
  5. #99eeff
  6. #aaf1ff
  7. #bbf3ff
  8. #ccf6ff
  9. #ddf9ff
  10. #eefcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55e2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55e2ff
  2. #59d8f2
  3. #5ecee6
  4. #62c5d9
  5. #66bbcc
  6. #6bb1c0
  7. #6fa7b3
  8. #739da6
  9. #779499
  10. #7c8a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #add8e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cddbff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c9ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00edeb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aadeff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98d3ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e9f3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55e2ff {
  color: #55e2ff;
}
Background
.bg-55e2ff {
  background-color: #55e2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55e2ff {
  border: 2px solid #55e2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55e2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 226 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55e2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55e2ff, #558dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55e2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 226 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.65 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.25 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.29 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.71 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.44 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.63 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 10.68 #aa1d00 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#55e2ff  rgb(85, 226, 255)  hsl(190, 100%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#ff7255  rgb(255, 114, 85)  hsl(10, 100%, 67%)  Tomato
#ff55e2  rgb(255, 85, 226)  hsl(310, 100%, 67%)  Rose Pink
#e2ff55  rgb(226, 255, 85)  hsl(70, 100%, 67%)  Chartreuse Yellow