#55acdf
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 172, 223
HSL
202°, 68%, 60%
CMYK
62, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3676
Every format
| HEX | #55acdf |
| RGB | rgb(85, 172, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 68%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 23%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(67.1 -11.0 -33.5) |
| LCH | lch(67.1 35.3 251.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.711 0.112 237.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #55acdf;
background-color: #55acdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55acdf] bg-[#55acdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55acdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.675, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55acdf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#55acdf on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#55acdf on black: 8.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green67.5%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan61.9%
Magenta22.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#55acdf text on a black background
contrast 8.35:1
Card sample
#55acdf text on a white background
contrast 2.51:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #55acdf;
Background color
Panel with #55acdf background
background-color: #55acdf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55acdf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 172, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 172, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55acdf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55acdf, #5A55DF);