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Recognised as Colour

#55C2FD

  • #55C2FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#55C2FD is a blue with RGB values 85, 194, 253 and HSL 201°, 98%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#55C2FD#55C2FD
HEX#55C2FD
RGBrgb(85, 194, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7608, 0.9922
RGB percentages33.3%, 76.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(201.1, 97.7%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 66.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK66.4%, 23.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,620,477
CSS custom property--colour: #55C2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#AA3D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FB0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00D1D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.4Light skyblue · ΔE 11.3Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD9055
Analogous#55FDE4, #556EFD
Triadic#FD55C2, #C2FD55
Split complementary#FD556E, #FDE455
Tetradic#E455FD, #FD9055, #6EFD55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF8FF
Lighter +20%#BAE6FE
Lighter +10%#87D4FE
Darker −10%#23B0FC
Darker −20%#0398E9
Darker −30%#0277B7
Darker −40%#025684
More saturated +25%#53C3FF
Less saturated −25%#6ABCE8

Channel breakdown

R85
G194
B253
Red85 (33.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue201.07°
Saturation (HSL)97.67%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G C2 · B FD

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