Recognised as Colour

#55D9E8

#55D9E8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#55D9E8 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 217, 232 and HSL 186°, 76%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#55D9E8

RGBrgb(85, 217, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.851, 0.9098

RGB percentages33.3%, 85.1%, 91%

HSLhsl(186.1, 76.2%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.1, 63.4%, 91%)

CMYK63.4%, 6.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,626,344

CSS custom property--colour: #55D9E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#AA2617

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8D1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00E2DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 12 Sky blue · ΔE 16.8 Turquoise · ΔE 19 Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E86455

Analogous#55E8AD, #5590E8

Triadic#E855D9, #D9E855

Split complementary#E85590, #E8AD55

Tetradic#AD55E8, #E86455, #90E855

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCF7FA

Lighter +20%#AFEDF4

Lighter +10%#82E3EE

Darker −10%#28CFE2

Darker −20%#1AADBD

Darker −30%#148490

Darker −40%#0D5B64

More saturated +25%#3EEBFF

Less saturated −25%#6DC6D0

Channel breakdown

R85

G217

B232

Red85 (33.3%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue186.12°

Saturation (HSL)76.17%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G D9 · B E8

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