#55A1D8 Color

#55A1D8 is rgb(85, 161, 216) in RGB and hsl(205, 63%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A1D8

HEX#55A1D8

RGBrgb(85, 161, 216)

HSLhsl(205, 63%, 59%)

HSVhsv(205, 61%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.111 242.2)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A1D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A1D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A1D8 Complementary#D88B55 Analogous#55D8CD Analogous#5560D8 Triadic#D855A1 Triadic#A1D855

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A1D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EAFDE #82BBE3 #9BC8E8 #B0D4ED #C9E1F3 #DEEDF7

Shades

#338FD1 #2979B3 #216391 #1A4F74 #133853 #0B2232

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