#55D3F5#55D3F5
#55D3F5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.119 H 218.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55D3F5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 211, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 89%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 65%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.10, -24.56, -26.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.10, 36.46, 227.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81% -0.0929 -0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.119 218.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5153, 55.1077, 94.7120) |
| Luminance | 0.5511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 2.79
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.30
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.15
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.78
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.34
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55D3F5 #F57755
analogous
#55F5C7 #55D3F5 #5583F5
triadic
#55D3F5 #F555D3 #D3F555
tetradic
#55D3F5 #C755F5 #F57755 #83F555
square
#55D3F5 #C755F5 #F57755 #83F555
split-complementary
#55D3F5 #F55583 #F5C755
monochromatic
#0C9DC4 #1BC4F2 #55D3F5 #8FE2F8 #C9F1FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#55D3F5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.02
#55D3F5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #55D3F5
12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55D3F5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55D3F5 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.02 | 12.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BECDF7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7BDF5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DEDE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55d3f5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 211, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.119 218.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96e0f8',
500: '#55d3f5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55d3f5; $custom-light: #96e0f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55d3f5",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 211,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.75,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81001,
"c": 0.11943,
"h": 218.9
},
"luminance": 0.55112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55D3F5
secondary
#C14C2D
accent
#3100E6
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F5FCFF
border
#CFD5D7
text
#0F1517
muted
#808485