#55CAEC#55CAEC
#55CAEC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.114 H 220.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55CAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 202, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 80%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 14.4%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.21, -22.75, -26.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.21, 34.97, 229.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.57% -0.0872 -0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.57% 0.114 220.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0010, 50.2242, 86.9268) |
| Luminance | 0.5023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.78
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.45
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.85
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.53
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.82
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55CAEC #EC7755
analogous
#55ECC2 #55CAEC #557EEC
triadic
#55CAEC #EC55CA #CAEC55
tetradic
#55CAEC #C255EC #EC7755 #7EEC55
square
#55CAEC #C255EC #EC7755 #7EEC55
split-complementary
#55CAEC #EC557E #ECC255
monochromatic
#148FB3 #1EB9E6 #55CAEC #8CDBF2 #C3ECF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#55CAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#55CAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55CAEC
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55CAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55CAEC | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C5EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B5EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55caec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 202, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.114 220.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94daf2',
500: '#55caec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55caec; $custom-light: #94daf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55caec",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 202,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.51,
"s": 79.894,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78574,
"c": 0.1144,
"h": 220.3
},
"luminance": 0.50228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55CAEC
secondary
#B34F33
accent
#3909DC
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F5FBFE
border
#CFD4D6
text
#0E1417
muted
#7F8385