#55B5D2

#55B5D2

Color Values

HEX

#55B5D2

RGB

85, 181, 210

HSL

193.9, 58.1%, 57.8%

HSV

193.9, 59.5%, 82.4%

CMYK

59.5%, 13.8%, 0.0%, 17.6%

OKLCH

0.7266 0.099 220.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Maximum Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#55B5D2

#D27255

Analogous

#55D2B0

#5576D2

#55B5D2

Triadic

#55B5D2

#D255B5

#B5D255

Split Complementary

#55B5D2

#D25576

#D2B055

Tetradic

#55B5D2

#B055D2

#D27255

#76D255

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#55B5D2

Protanopia

#7F7FCB

Deuteranopia

#7972C9

Tritanopia

#5AC5C4

Achromatopsia

#A3A3A3

CSS Usage

background-color: #55B5D2;
color: #55B5D2;
border-color: #55B5D2;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FB
100
#E4F2F6
200
#C7E6F0
300
#9ED5E5
400
#6ABED7
500
#35A7CA
600
#2B86A1
700
#226B81
800
#1B5465
900
#173E4A
950
#0F272F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.35:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.93:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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