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#55C7FC Color

#55C7FC is rgb(85, 199, 252) in RGB, hsl(199, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 21%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#55C7FC
HEX#55C7FC
RGBrgb(85, 199, 252)
HSLhsl(199, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(199, 66%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 21%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.127 231.8)
LABlab(75.37% -21.28 -36.37)
LCHlch(75.37% 42.14 239.66)

What #55C7FC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #55C7FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.01Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.07Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.09Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 8.48Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 8.77Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 10.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#55C7FC Channel Values

How #55C7FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 85 · G 199 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 66% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #55C7FC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #55C7FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #55C7FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #55C7FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#55C7FC
Complementary
#FC8954
Analogous
#54FCDE
Analogous
#5473FC
Triadic
#FC54C7
Triadic
#C7FC54
Split comp.
#FC5473
Split comp.
#FCDE54

Tints & Shades of #55C7FC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DCFFD
#81D6FD
#9BDEFD
#AFE5FE
#C8EDFE
#DCF3FE

Shades

#27B8FC
#04A6F1
#0387C4
#026B9C
#024C6F
#012D41

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #55C7FC.

How #55C7FC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#55C7FC
Protanopia#BABAFC
Protanomaly#9BBFFC
Deuteranopia#ACACFE
Deuteranomaly#91B7FD
Tritanopia#38CFCF
Tritanomaly#45CCE2
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #55C7FC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-55c7fc: #55C7FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #55C7FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-55c7fc': '#55C7FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.780, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_55c7fc">#55C7FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#55C7FC"

More Teal Colors

#55C7FC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#55C7FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #55C7FC?

#55C7FC is a light teal — rgb(85, 199, 252) in RGB and hsl(199, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #55C7FC?

#55C7FC is rgb(85, 199, 252) — red 85, green 199, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #55C7FC?

#55C7FC converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 21%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #55C7FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #55C7FC scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #55C7FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #55C7FC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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