#55b5dd
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
85, 181, 221
HSL
198°, 67%, 60%
CMYK
62, 18, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4020
Every format
| HEX | #55b5dd |
| RGB | rgb(85, 181, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 67%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 18%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(69.6 -16.5 -28.6) |
| LCH | lch(69.6 33.0 240.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.731 0.107 228.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #55b5dd;
background-color: #55b5dd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55b5dd] bg-[#55b5dd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55b5dd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.710, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55b5dd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#55b5dd on white: 2.32:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#55b5dd on black: 9.04:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green71.0%
Blue86.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan61.5%
Magenta18.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%
Color previews
#55b5dd text on a black background
contrast 9.04:1
Card sample
#55b5dd text on a white background
contrast 2.32:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #55b5dd;
Background color
Panel with #55b5dd background
background-color: #55b5dd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55b5dd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 181, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 181, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55b5dd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55b5dd, #555ADD);