#55AAE2 Color

#55AAE2 is rgb(85, 170, 226) in RGB and hsl(204, 71%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55AAE2

HEX#55AAE2

RGBrgb(85, 170, 226)

HSLhsl(204, 71%, 61%)

HSVhsv(204, 62%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.116 240.1)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 25%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55AAE2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55AAE2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55AAE2 Complementary#E28D55 Analogous#55E2D4 Analogous#5563E2 Triadic#E255AA Triadic#AAE255

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55AAE2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB5E6 #85C2EA #9BCDEE #B1D8F2 #C6E3F5 #E0F0FA

Shades

#3298DC #2183C4 #1B6CA1 #15527A #0F3A57 #092334

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