#55B0CB#55B0CB

#55B0CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.095 H 220.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55B0CB
RGB	rgb(85, 176, 203)
HSL	hsl(194, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(194, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 13.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.49, -19.28, -21.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.49, 29.18, 228.65°)
OKLab	oklab(71.21% -0.0726 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(71.21% 0.095 220)
XYZ	xyz(30.0469, 37.2909, 62.1027)
Luminance	0.3729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55B0CB #CB7055

analogous

#55CBAB #55B0CB #5575CB

triadic

#55B0CB #CB55B0 #B0CB55

tetradic

#55B0CB #AB55CB #CB7055 #75CB55

square

#55B0CB #AB55CB #CB7055 #75CB55

split-complementary

#55B0CB #CB5575 #CBAB55

monochromatic

#276B7F #3592AE #55B0CB #84C6D9 #B3DCE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.48

#55B0CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.46

#55B0CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #55B0CB

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55B0CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##55B0CB	1.00	2.48	8.46	8.46
#FFFFFF	2.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FACCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B9B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55b0cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 176, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.095 220.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8fc7da',
    500: '#55b0cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55b0cb;
$custom-light: #8fc7da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55b0cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.729,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71208,
    "c": 0.09469,
    "h": 220
  },
  "luminance": 0.37294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55B0CB

secondary

#D6B1A6

accent

#6C4BDD

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F2F8FA

border

#CCD1D3

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #55B0CB

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

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