#55A3DE#55A3DE
#55A3DE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.116 H 243.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55A3DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 163, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 26.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.48, -6.38, -37.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.48, 37.59, 260.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.06% -0.052 -0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.06% 0.116 243.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0234, 33.3967, 73.9571) |
| Luminance | 0.3340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.34
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.11
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.29
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.43
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.71
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55A3DE #DE9055
analogous
#55DED4 #55A3DE #555FDE
triadic
#55A3DE #DE55A3 #A3DE55
tetradic
#55A3DE #D455DE #DE9055 #5FDE55
square
#55A3DE #D455DE #DE9055 #5FDE55
split-complementary
#55A3DE #DE555F #DED455
monochromatic
#1E659B #2886CE #55A3DE #88BFE8 #BCDAF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#55A3DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#55A3DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55A3DE
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55A3DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55A3DE | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89A4E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7696DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55a3de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 163, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.116 243.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91bee8',
500: '#55a3de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55a3de; $custom-light: #91bee8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55a3de",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 163,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.839,
"s": 67.488,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69058,
"c": 0.11644,
"h": 243.5
},
"luminance": 0.334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55A3DE
secondary
#E2C4AD
accent
#6616CF
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184