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#55adfa color: Adamantine Blue

#55adfa is rgb(85, 173, 250) in RGB and oklch(72.672% 0.14079 247.563) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

72.7%
0.141
248°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #55adfa

#55adfa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.7% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Adamantine Blue (#46adf9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #55adfa mixed with white

  1. 55adfa
  2. 69b6fb
  3. 7bbefc
  4. 8cc7fd
  5. 9dcffe
  6. aed7ff
  7. bedfff
  8. cee7ff
  9. dfefff
  10. eff7ff

Darker: #55adfa mixed with black

  1. 55adfa
  2. 4996d9
  3. 3d7fba
  4. 316a9b
  5. 26557d
  6. 1c4161
  7. 112d46
  8. 081b2d
  9. 020b15
  10. 000103

Calmer: #55adfa with less saturation

  1. 55adfa
  2. 60adf2
  3. 6aadea
  4. 73ace2
  5. 7bacd9
  6. 83abd1
  7. 8babc9
  8. 92aac0
  9. 99a9b8
  10. a0a8af

Questions about #55adfa

What color is #55adfa?

#55adfa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Adamantine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(85, 173, 250), in HSL hsl(208, 94.29%, 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.672% 0.14079 247.563).

What colors go well with #55adfa?

The complementary color of #55adfa is #e09433. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bbe0 and #929dfe. The triadic partners are #f07e96 and #8eb74f.

Is white or black text more readable on #55adfa?

Black text reads better on #55adfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55adfa a warm or cool color?

#55adfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 72.7% and its chroma 0.141.