#55BEEE#55BEEE
#55BEEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.118 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55BEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 190, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 82%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 20.2%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -15.95, -32.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 36.48, 244.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.91% -0.0744 -0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.91% 0.118 231) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5863, 44.9273, 87.5633) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 3.27
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.29
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.96
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.75
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.97
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55BEEE #EE8555
analogous
#55EED2 #55BEEE #5571EE
triadic
#55BEEE #EE55BE #BEEE55
tetradic
#55BEEE #D255EE #EE8555 #71EE55
square
#55BEEE #D255EE #EE8555 #71EE55
split-complementary
#55BEEE #EE5571 #EED255
monochromatic
#1283B6 #1DA9E8 #55BEEE #8DD3F4 #C4E9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#55BEEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#55BEEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55BEEE
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55BEEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55BEEE | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6BCF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91ACED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55beee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 190, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.118 231.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94d1f3',
500: '#55beee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55beee; $custom-light: #94d1f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55beee",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 190,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.824,
"s": 81.818,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75911,
"c": 0.11821,
"h": 231
},
"luminance": 0.44931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55BEEE
secondary
#EBC5B4
accent
#4B07DE
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1417
muted
#7E8285