#55c2e6

Color #55c2e6

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.85 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#55c2e6

RGB

rgb(85, 194, 230)

HSL

hsl(194.9, 74.4%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.9, 63%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(63%, 15.7%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(73.69, -20.48, -27.18)

LCH

lch(73.69, 34.03, 233)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1112, 222.96)

HWB

hwb(194.9, 33.3%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e67955

Analogous

#55e6c2

#55c2e6

#557ae6

Triadic

#55c2e6

#e655c2

#c2e655

Split-complementary

#55c2e6

#e6557a

#e6c255

Tetradic

#55c2e6

#7955e6

#e67955

#c2e655

Square

#55c2e6

#c255e6

#e67955

#7ae655

Shades

Color #55c2e6 mixed toward black.

#27b2df

#1b90b7

#146c89

#0d485c

#07242e

Tints

Color #55c2e6 mixed toward white.

#71ccea

#8ed6ee

#aae1f3

#c6ebf7

#e3f5fb

Tones

Color #55c2e6 mixed toward gray.

#61bcda

#6db6ce

#79b0c2

#85aab6

#92a4aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9192de · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#8b83dc · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#5fd7d6 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #55c2e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55c2e6]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#55c2e6 (#55c2e6) is rgb(85, 194, 230) in RGB.

No, #55c2e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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