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Recognised as Colour

#55CAEB

  • #55CAEB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#55CAEB is a cyan with RGB values 85, 202, 235 and HSL 193°, 79%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#55CAEB#55CAEB
HEX#55CAEB
RGBrgb(85, 202, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.7922, 0.9216
RGB percentages33.3%, 79.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(193.2, 78.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 63.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK63.8%, 14%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,622,507
CSS custom property--colour: #55CAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#AA3514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B5EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10Light skyblue · ΔE 12.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.7Light blue · ΔE 20.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.2Powder blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB7655
Analogous#55EBC1, #557FEB
Triadic#EB55CA, #CAEB55
Split complementary#EB557F, #EBC155
Tetradic#C155EB, #EB7655, #7FEB55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF5FB
Lighter +20%#B0E6F6
Lighter +10%#83D8F0
Darker −10%#27BCE6
Darker −20%#179DC3
Darker −30%#127895
Darker −40%#0C5468
More saturated +25%#41D5FF
Less saturated −25%#6DBDD3

Channel breakdown

R85
G202
B235
Red85 (33.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue193.2°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G CA · B EB

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