#55AFE2#55AFE2

#55AFE2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.114 H 236.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55AFE2
RGB	rgb(85, 175, 226)
HSL	hsl(202, 71%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(202, 62%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.08, -11.70, -33.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.08, 35.63, 250.82°)
OKLab	oklab(71.96% -0.0632 -0.0943)
OKLCH	oklch(71.96% 0.114 236.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.7985, 38.0789, 77.5582)
Luminance	0.3808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55AFE2 #E28855

analogous

#55E2CE #55AFE2 #5568E2

triadic

#55AFE2 #E255AF #AFE255

tetradic

#55AFE2 #CE55E2 #E28855 #68E255

square

#55AFE2 #CE55E2 #E28855 #68E255

split-complementary

#55AFE2 #E25568 #E2CE55

monochromatic

#1B71A1 #2495D5 #55AFE2 #89C8EB #BEE0F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#55AFE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.62

#55AFE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55AFE2

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55AFE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55AFE2	1.00	2.44	8.62	8.62
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97AEE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84A0E1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCC0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55afe2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 175, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.114 236.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#92c6eb',
    500: '#55afe2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55afe2;
$custom-light: #92c6eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55afe2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.702,
    "s": 70.854,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71963,
    "c": 0.11354,
    "h": 236.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55AFE2

secondary

#E4C2AF

accent

#5813D3

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FD

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0E1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #55AFE2

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

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