Recognised as Colour

#55ABCD

#55ABCD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#55ABCD is a cyan with RGB values 85, 171, 205 and HSL 197°, 55%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#55ABCD#55ABCD

HEX#55ABCD

RGBrgb(85, 171, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6706, 0.8039

RGB percentages33.3%, 67.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(197, 54.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197, 58.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK58.5%, 16.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,614,541

CSS custom property--colour: #55ABCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#AA5432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A8CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Deuteranopia#889BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 15 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7 Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD7755

Analogous#55CDB3, #556FCD

Triadic#CD55AB, #ABCD55

Split complementary#CD556F, #CDB355

Tetradic#B355CD, #CD7755, #6FCD55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3F9FB

Lighter +30%#CBE5F0

Lighter +20%#A4D2E4

Lighter +10%#7CBED9

Darker −10%#3694B9

Darker −20%#2B7491

Darker −30%#1F556A

Darker −40%#143542

More saturated +25%#39B7E9

Less saturated −25%#709FB2

Channel breakdown

R85

G171

B205

Red85 (33.3%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue197°

Saturation (HSL)54.55%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G AB · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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