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#55cbfb color: Thor’s Thunder

#55cbfb is rgb(85, 203, 251) in RGB and oklch(79.425% 0.12471 228.392) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

79.4%
0.125
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #55cbfb

#55cbfb is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.32:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder (#44ccff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-300.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #55cbfb mixed with white

  1. 55cbfb
  2. 6bd1fc
  3. 7fd6fd
  4. 91dbfd
  5. a2e1fe
  6. b3e6fe
  7. c2ebff
  8. d2f0ff
  9. e1f5ff
  10. f0faff

Darker: #55cbfb mixed with black

  1. 55cbfb
  2. 49b0da
  3. 3d96ba
  4. 317d9c
  5. 26657e
  6. 1c4d61
  7. 113746
  8. 08222d
  9. 020f15
  10. 000203

Calmer: #55cbfb with less saturation

  1. 55cbfb
  2. 64caf5
  3. 72c9ef
  4. 7dc7e8
  5. 88c6e2
  6. 92c4dc
  7. 9bc3d6
  8. a4c1cf
  9. acbfc9
  10. b4bec2

Questions about #55cbfb

What color is #55cbfb?

#55cbfb is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. In RGB it is rgb(85, 203, 251), in HSL hsl(197.35, 95.4%, 65.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.425% 0.12471 228.392).

What colors go well with #55cbfb?

The complementary color of #55cbfb is #fda372. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #35d4d9 and #8abdff. The triadic partners are #f79ac9 and #c3c25c.

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

Black text reads better on #55cbfb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55cbfb a warm or cool color?

#55cbfb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.125.