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#55aeca color: Frozen Wave

#55aeca is rgb(85, 174, 202) in RGB and oklch(70.699% 0.09406 221.206) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

70.7%
0.094
221°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #55aeca

#55aeca is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 221°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 contrast and black text 8.29:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Frozen Wave (#56acca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #55aeca mixed with white

  1. 55aeca
  2. 69b6cf
  3. 7bbed5
  4. 8cc6da
  5. 9dcfe0
  6. aed7e5
  7. bedfea
  8. cfe7ef
  9. dfeff5
  10. eff7fa

Darker: #55aeca mixed with black

  1. 55aeca
  2. 4997af
  3. 3d8095
  4. 316a7c
  5. 265564
  6. 1c414d
  7. 112e37
  8. 081c22
  9. 020b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #55aeca with less saturation

  1. 55aeca
  2. 5fadc6
  3. 69acc2
  4. 71aabe
  5. 79a9ba
  6. 81a8b5
  7. 87a6b1
  8. 8ea5ad
  9. 94a4a9
  10. 9ba2a5

Questions about #55aeca

What color is #55aeca?

#55aeca is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Frozen Wave. In RGB it is rgb(85, 174, 202), in HSL hsl(194.36, 52.47%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.699% 0.09406 221.206).

What colors go well with #55aeca?

The complementary color of #55aeca is #d38d72. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4eb3af and #74a5da. The triadic partners are #c989b2 and #ada35b.

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

Black text reads better on #55aeca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and black gives 8.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55aeca a warm or cool color?

#55aeca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 221 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.094.