#55C0E8#55C0E8
#55C0E8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.113 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55C0E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 192, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -18.84, -29.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 34.61, 237.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.11% -0.0786 -0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.11% 0.113 225.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1556, 45.4529, 83.1434) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.08
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.06
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.32
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.69
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.87
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55C0E8 #E87D55
analogous
#55E8C7 #55C0E8 #5576E8
triadic
#55C0E8 #E855C0 #C0E855
tetradic
#55C0E8 #C755E8 #E87D55 #76E855
square
#55C0E8 #C755E8 #E87D55 #76E855
split-complementary
#55C0E8 #E85576 #E8C755
monochromatic
#1783AB #1FACE1 #55C0E8 #8BD4EF #C1E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#55C0E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#55C0E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55C0E8
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55C0E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55C0E8 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AABCEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96ADE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55c0e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 192, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.113 225.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93d3ef',
500: '#55c0e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55c0e8; $custom-light: #93d3ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55c0e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 192,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.327,
"s": 76.166,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76111,
"c": 0.11287,
"h": 225.9
},
"luminance": 0.45457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55C0E8
secondary
#E7C0B1
accent
#440DD8
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8284