#55A1E6#55A1E6
#55A1E6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.127 H 248.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55A1E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 161, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 74%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 63%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 30%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.27, -2.66, -41.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.27, 41.88, 266.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.01% -0.0475 -0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.01% 0.127 248.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7688, 33.1312, 79.6210) |
| Luminance | 0.3313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.83
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.70
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.07
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.24
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.49
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55A1E6 #E69A55
analogous
#55E6E3 #55A1E6 #5559E6
triadic
#55A1E6 #E655A1 #A1E655
tetradic
#55A1E6 #E355E6 #E69A55 #59E655
square
#55A1E6 #E355E6 #E69A55 #59E655
split-complementary
#55A1E6 #E65559 #E6E355
monochromatic
#1964A8 #2183DD #55A1E6 #8ABFEE #C0DCF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#55A1E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#55A1E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55A1E6
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55A1E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55A1E6 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83A4E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F95E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55a1e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 161, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.127 248.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92bcee',
500: '#55a1e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55a1e6; $custom-light: #92bcee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55a1e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 161,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.552,
"s": 74.359,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69005,
"c": 0.12718,
"h": 248.1
},
"luminance": 0.33134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55A1E6
secondary
#E6CAB1
accent
#6E0FD6
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184