#55B4DD Color

#55B4DD is rgb(85, 180, 221) in RGB and hsl(198, 67%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B4DD

HEX#55B4DD

RGBrgb(85, 180, 221)

HSLhsl(198, 67%, 60%)

HSVhsv(198, 62%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.107 229.1)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 19%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B4DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B4DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B4DD Complementary#DD7E55 Analogous#55DDC2 Analogous#5570DD Triadic#DD55B4 Triadic#B4DD55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B4DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6ABEE2 #84C9E7 #99D2EB #B2DDF0 #C8E7F4 #E1F2F9

Shades

#33A5D7 #258EBB #1E7499 #185B77 #114155 #0A2733

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