#55b0cf

Color #55b0cf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.3 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#55b0cf

RGB

rgb(85, 176, 207)

HSL

hsl(195.2, 56%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.2, 58.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.9%, 15%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(67.64, -18.09, -23.89)

LCH

lch(67.64, 29.97, 232.87)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0973, 223.13)

HWB

hwb(195.2, 33.3%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf7455

Analogous

#55cfb1

#55b0cf

#5573cf

Triadic

#55b0cf

#cf55b0

#b0cf55

Split-complementary

#55b0cf

#cf5573

#cfb155

Tetradic

#55b0cf

#7455cf

#cf7455

#b0cf55

Square

#55b0cf

#b155cf

#cf7455

#73cf55

Shades

Color #55b0cf mixed toward black.

#369bbe

#2b7c98

#205d72

#153e4c

#0b1f26

Tints

Color #55b0cf mixed toward white.

#71bdd7

#8ecadf

#aad8e7

#c6e5ef

#e3f2f7

Tones

Color #55b0cf mixed toward gray.

#5fabc5

#69a6bb

#74a1b1

#7e9ca6

#88979c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8687c8 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#817ac6 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#5cc2c1 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #55b0cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55b0cf]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#55b0cf (#55b0cf) is rgb(85, 176, 207) in RGB.

No, #55b0cf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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