#55aefd
a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 174, 253
HSL
208°, 98%, 66%
CMYK
66, 31, 0, 1
Luminance
0.3930
Every format
| HEX | #55aefd |
| RGB | rgb(85, 174, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 98%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 31%, 0%, 1%) |
| LAB | lab(69.0 -2.4 -47.0) |
| LCH | lch(69.0 47.0 267.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.730 0.143 247.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #55aefd;
background-color: #55aefd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55aefd] bg-[#55aefd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55aefd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.682, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55aefd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#55aefd on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#55aefd on black: 8.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green68.2%
Blue99.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan66.4%
Magenta31.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%
Color previews
#55aefd text on a black background
contrast 8.86:1
Card sample
#55aefd text on a white background
contrast 2.37:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #55aefd;
Background color
Panel with #55aefd background
background-color: #55aefd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55aefd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 174, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 174, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55aefd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55aefd, #6C55FD);