#55AACA#55AACA
#55AACA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.094 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55AACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 170, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 58%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -16.43, -24.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 29.16, 235.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.77% -0.0664 -0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.77% 0.094 225.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7776, 34.9423, 61.0936) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.94
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.71
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.72
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.81
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55AACA #CA7555
analogous
#55CAB0 #55AACA #5570CA
triadic
#55AACA #CA55AA #AACA55
tetradic
#55AACA #B055CA #CA7555 #70CA55
square
#55AACA #B055CA #CA7555 #70CA55
split-complementary
#55AACA #CA5570 #CAB055
monochromatic
#27667D #368CAC #55AACA #84C1D9 #B2D9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#55AACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#55AACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55AACA
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55AACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55AACA | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A7CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889ACA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55aaca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 170, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.094 225.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc3da',
500: '#55aaca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55aaca; $custom-light: #8fc3da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55aaca",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 170,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.41,
"s": 52.466,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69765,
"c": 0.09434,
"h": 225.3
},
"luminance": 0.34945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55AACA
secondary
#D5B2A5
accent
#734CDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FA
border
#CCD1D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183