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#55abcc

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
85, 171, 204
HSL
197°, 54%, 57%
CMYK
58, 16, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3542

Every format

HEX#55abcc
RGBrgb(85, 171, 204)
HSLhsl(197, 54%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 16%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(66.1 -16.4 -24.6)
LCHlch(66.1 29.6 236.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.701 0.096 225.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #55abcc;
background-color: #55abcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55abcc] bg-[#55abcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55abcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.671, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55abcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#55abcc on white: 2.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#55abcc on black: 8.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.3%
Green67.1%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan58.3%
Magenta16.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#55abcc text on a black background

contrast 8.08:1

Card sample

#55abcc text on a white background

contrast 2.60:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #55abcc;
Background color
Panel with #55abcc background
background-color: #55abcc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55abcc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 171, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 171, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55abcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55abcc, #555CCC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #55abcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #55abcc in the Color Lab