#55aadd
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 170, 221
HSL
203°, 67%, 60%
CMYK
62, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3590
Every format
| HEX | #55aadd |
| RGB | rgb(85, 170, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 67%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 23%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(66.4 -10.6 -33.5) |
| LCH | lch(66.4 35.1 252.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.706 0.111 237.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #55aadd;
background-color: #55aadd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55aadd] bg-[#55aadd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55aadd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.667, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55aadd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#55aadd on white: 2.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#55aadd on black: 8.18:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green66.7%
Blue86.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan61.5%
Magenta23.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%
Color previews
#55aadd text on a black background
contrast 8.18:1
Card sample
#55aadd text on a white background
contrast 2.57:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #55aadd;
Background color
Panel with #55aadd background
background-color: #55aadd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55aadd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 170, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 170, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55aadd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55aadd, #5B55DD);