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#55afca color: Frozen Wave

#55afca is rgb(85, 175, 202) in RGB and oklch(70.934% 0.09406 220.189) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

70.9%
0.094
220°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #55afca

#55afca is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 220°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.37:1, 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: #55afca mixed with white

  1. 55afca
  2. 69b7cf
  3. 7bbfd5
  4. 8dc7da
  5. 9ecfe0
  6. aed7e5
  7. bedfea
  8. cfe7ef
  9. dfeff5
  10. eff7fa

Darker: #55afca mixed with black

  1. 55afca
  2. 4998af
  3. 3d8195
  4. 316b7c
  5. 265664
  6. 1c414d
  7. 112e37
  8. 081c22
  9. 020b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #55afca with less saturation

  1. 55afca
  2. 60aec6
  3. 69adc2
  4. 72abbe
  5. 7aaaba
  6. 81a9b6
  7. 88a7b2
  8. 8fa6ae
  9. 95a4a9
  10. 9ba3a5

Questions about #55afca

What color is #55afca?

#55afca is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Frozen Wave. In RGB it is rgb(85, 175, 202), in HSL hsl(193.85, 52.47%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.934% 0.09406 220.189).

What colors go well with #55afca?

The complementary color of #55afca is #d48d74. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4fb4ae and #73a6da. The triadic partners are #c98ab4 and #afa35b.

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

Black text reads better on #55afca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55afca a warm or cool color?

#55afca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 220 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.094.