#55acef
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 172, 239
HSL
206°, 83%, 64%
CMYK
64, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3767
Every format
| HEX | #55acef |
| RGB | rgb(85, 172, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 83%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 28%, 0%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(67.8 -5.9 -41.2) |
| LCH | lch(67.8 41.7 261.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.719 0.129 244.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #55acef;
background-color: #55acef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55acef] bg-[#55acef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55acef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55acef")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#55acef on white: 2.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#55acef on black: 8.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan64.4%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%
Color previews
#55acef text on a black background
contrast 8.53:1
Card sample
#55acef text on a white background
contrast 2.46:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #55acef;
Background color
Panel with #55acef background
background-color: #55acef;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55acef;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55acef; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55acef, #6555EF);