#55BDE2 Color

#55BDE2 is rgb(85, 189, 226) in RGB and hsl(196, 71%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55BDE2

HEX#55BDE2

RGBrgb(85, 189, 226)

HSLhsl(196, 71%, 61%)

HSVhsv(196, 62%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.109 224.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 16%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55BDE2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55BDE2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55BDE2 Complementary#E27B55 Analogous#55E2C1 Analogous#5576E2 Triadic#E255BD Triadic#BDE255

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55BDE2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BC5E6 #85CFEA #9BD8EE #B1E0F2 #C6E9F5 #E0F3FA

Shades

#32AFDC #2199C4 #1B7EA1 #155F7A #0F4457 #092934

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