#55a9da
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 169, 218
HSL
202°, 64%, 59%
CMYK
61, 23, 0, 15
Luminance
0.3537
Every format
| HEX | #55a9da |
| RGB | rgb(85, 169, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 64%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 23%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(66.0 -11.0 -32.4) |
| LCH | lch(66.0 34.2 251.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.702 0.109 236.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #55a9da;
background-color: #55a9da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55a9da] bg-[#55a9da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55a9da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.663, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55a9da")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#55a9da on white: 2.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#55a9da on black: 8.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green66.3%
Blue85.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan61.0%
Magenta22.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%
Color previews
#55a9da text on a black background
contrast 8.07:1
Card sample
#55a9da text on a white background
contrast 2.60:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #55a9da;
Background color
Panel with #55a9da background
background-color: #55a9da;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55a9da;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 169, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 169, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55a9da; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55a9da, #5A55DA);