#55aaee
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
85, 170, 238
HSL
207°, 82%, 63%
CMYK
64, 29, 0, 7
Luminance
0.3685
Every format
| HEX | #55aaee |
| RGB | rgb(85, 170, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 82%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 29%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(67.2 -5.1 -41.6) |
| LCH | lch(67.2 42.0 263.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.714 0.129 245.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #55aaee;
background-color: #55aaee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#55aaee] bg-[#55aaee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #55aaee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.333, green: 0.667, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#55aaee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#55aaee on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#55aaee on black: 8.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.3%
Green66.7%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan64.3%
Magenta28.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#55aaee text on a black background
contrast 8.37:1
Card sample
#55aaee text on a white background
contrast 2.51:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #55aaee;
Background color
Panel with #55aaee background
background-color: #55aaee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #55aaee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(85, 170, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(85, 170, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #55aaee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55aaee, #6655EE);