#55B5E2 Color

#55B5E2 is rgb(85, 181, 226) in RGB and hsl(199, 71%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55B5E2

HEX#55B5E2

RGBrgb(85, 181, 226)

HSLhsl(199, 71%, 61%)

HSVhsv(199, 62%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.111 231.3)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 20%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55B5E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55B5E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55B5E2 Complementary#E28255 Analogous#55E2C8 Analogous#556FE2 Triadic#E255B5 Triadic#B5E255

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55B5E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BBFE6 #85CAEA #9BD4EE #B1DDF2 #C6E6F5 #E0F2FA

Shades

#32A6DC #2191C4 #1B77A1 #155A7A #0F4057 #092734

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