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#55afcf color: Crystal Seas

#55afcf is rgb(85, 175, 207) in RGB and oklch(71.138% 0.09737 224.074) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

71.1%
0.097
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • cyan-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #55afcf

#55afcf is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Crystal Seas (#5dafce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #55afcf mixed with white

  1. 55afcf
  2. 69b7d4
  3. 7bbfd9
  4. 8dc7de
  5. 9ecfe3
  6. aed7e8
  7. bedfec
  8. cfe7f1
  9. dfeff6
  10. eff7fa

Darker: #55afcf mixed with black

  1. 55afcf
  2. 4998b4
  3. 3d8199
  4. 316b7f
  5. 265667
  6. 1c414f
  7. 112e38
  8. 081c23
  9. 020b10
  10. 000102

Calmer: #55afcf with less saturation

  1. 55afcf
  2. 60aecb
  3. 69adc6
  4. 72acc2
  5. 7aaabd
  6. 81a9b9
  7. 88a8b4
  8. 8fa6b0
  9. 96a5ab
  10. 9ca3a6

Questions about #55afcf

What color is #55afcf?

#55afcf is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Crystal Seas. In RGB it is rgb(85, 175, 207), in HSL hsl(195.74, 55.96%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.138% 0.09737 224.074).

What colors go well with #55afcf?

The complementary color of #55afcf is #d58e6f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4ab5b4 and #77a5de. The triadic partners are #cd89b1 and #aca55a.

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

Black text reads better on #55afcf: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55afcf a warm or cool color?

#55afcf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.097.