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Colour

#55C1FC

  • #55C1FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#55C1FC is a blue with RGB values 85, 193, 252 and HSL 201°, 97%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#55C1FC#55C1FC
HEX#55C1FC
RGBrgb(85, 193, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7569, 0.9882
RGB percentages33.3%, 75.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(201.2, 96.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 66.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK66.3%, 23.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,620,220
CSS custom property--colour: #55C1FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#AA3E03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.5Light skyblue · ΔE 11.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC9055
Analogous#55FCE4, #556DFC
Triadic#FC55C1, #C1FC55
Split complementary#FC556D, #FCE455
Tetradic#E455FC, #FC9055, #6DFC55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF8FF
Lighter +20%#B9E6FE
Lighter +10%#87D3FD
Darker −10%#23AFFB
Darker −20%#0497E7
Darker −30%#0376B5
Darker −40%#025583
More saturated +25%#52C2FF
Less saturated −25%#6BBBE6

Channel breakdown

R85
G193
B252
Red85 (33.3%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue201.2°
Saturation (HSL)96.53%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G C1 · B FC

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