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Recognised as Colour

#55A5C0

  • #55A5C0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#55A5C0 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 165, 192 and HSL 195°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#55A5C0#55A5C0
HEX#55A5C0
RGBrgb(85, 165, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6471, 0.7529
RGB percentages33.3%, 64.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(195.1, 45.9%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.1, 55.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK55.7%, 14.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,612,992
CSS custom property--colour: #55A5C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#AA5A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A1C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#8696C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C07055
Analogous#55C0A5, #556FC0
Triadic#C055A5, #A5C055
Split complementary#C0556F, #C0A555
Tetradic#A555C0, #C07055, #6FC055

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF4F7
Lighter +30%#C5E0E9
Lighter +20%#9FCCDC
Lighter +10%#7AB9CE
Darker −10%#3D8BA5
Darker −20%#2F6B80
Darker −30%#224C5A
Darker −40%#142D35
More saturated +25%#38B3DD
Less saturated −25%#7297A3

Channel breakdown

R85
G165
B192
Red85 (33.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue195.14°
Saturation (HSL)45.92%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G A5 · B C0

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