#55B1D8 Color

#55B1D8 is rgb(85, 177, 216) in RGB and hsl(198, 63%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B1D8

HEX#55B1D8

RGBrgb(85, 177, 216)

HSLhsl(198, 63%, 59%)

HSVhsv(198, 61%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.104 228.5)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 18%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B1D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B1D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B1D8 Complementary#D87C55 Analogous#55D8BE Analogous#556FD8 Triadic#D855B1 Triadic#B1D855

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B1D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EBCDE #82C6E3 #9BD1E8 #B0DBED #C9E6F3 #DEF0F7

Shades

#33A2D1 #2989B3 #217091 #1A5974 #134053 #0B2632

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