#55bdfd

Color #55bdfd

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 7.32 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#55bdfd

RGB

rgb(85, 189, 253)

HSL

hsl(202.9, 97.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.9, 66.4%, 99.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.4%, 25.3%, 0%, 0.8%)

LAB

lab(73.16, -10.68, -40.41)

LCH

lch(73.16, 41.8, 255.2)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.1327, 238.97)

HWB

hwb(202.9, 33.3%, 0.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fd9555

Analogous

#55fde9

#55bdfd

#5569fd

Triadic

#55bdfd

#fd55bd

#bdfd55

Split-complementary

#55bdfd

#fd5569

#fde955

Tetradic

#55bdfd

#9555fd

#fd9555

#bdfd55

Square

#55bdfd

#e955fd

#fd9555

#69fd55

Shades

Color #55bdfd mixed toward black.

#1da7fc

#038bdf

#0268a7

#01456f

#012338

Tints

Color #55bdfd mixed toward white.

#71c8fd

#8ed3fe

#aadefe

#c6e9fe

#e3f4ff

Tones

Color #55bdfd mixed toward gray.

#63baef

#71b6e1

#7fb3d3

#8db0c5

#9bacb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ff0 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#8880ec · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#5ee4e2 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55bdfd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55bdfd]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#55bdfd (#55bdfd) is rgb(85, 189, 253) in RGB.

No, #55bdfd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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