#55AEDF#55AEDF

#55AEDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.111 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55AEDF
RGB	rgb(85, 174, 223)
HSL	hsl(201, 68%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(201, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 22%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.67, -12.11, -32.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.67, 34.81, 249.65°)
OKLab	oklab(71.6% -0.0631 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(71.6% 0.111 235.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.1965, 37.5279, 75.3446)
Luminance	0.3753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55AEDF #DF8655

analogous

#55DFCB #55AEDF #5569DF

triadic

#55AEDF #DF55AE #AEDF55

tetradic

#55AEDF #CB55DF #DF8655 #69DF55

square

#55AEDF #CB55DF #DF8655 #69DF55

split-complementary

#55AEDF #DF5569 #DFCB55

monochromatic

#1D6F9C #2794D0 #55AEDF #89C7E9 #BCDFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#55AEDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.51

#55AEDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55AEDF

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55AEDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55AEDF	1.00	2.47	8.51	8.51
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97ADE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#849FDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBBE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55aedf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 174, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.111 235.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91c6e9',
    500: '#55aedf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55aedf;
$custom-light: #91c6e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55aedf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.304,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71599,
    "c": 0.11113,
    "h": 235.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55AEDF

secondary

#E2C0AE

accent

#5815D0

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0E1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #55AEDF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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