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#55AAC4

#55AAC4oklch(0.6952 0.0903 220.5)

#55AAC4 (#55AAC4) is a light muted blue, closest to the CSS color cadetblue. In OKLCH it has lightness 69.5%, chroma 0.090 and hue 220.5°; its relative luminance is 34.7%. White text reads best on it (APCA Lc 57, WCAG 2.65:1). It prints well on coated paper (FOGRA39, ΔE00 0.3).

#55AAC4 in every format

HEX#55AAC4
RGBrgb(85 170 196)
HSLhsl(194.1 48.5% 55.1%)
HSB / HSVhsb(194.1 56.6% 76.9%)
HWBhwb(194.1 33.3% 23.1%)
CMYK (formula)cmyk(57/13/0/23)
CMYK (FOGRA39 coated)cmyk(65/16/19/1)
CIELAB (D50)lab(65.11 -21.13 -21.66)
LChlch(65.11 30.26 225.7)
OKLaboklab(0.6952 -0.0687 -0.0586)
OKLCHoklch(0.6952 0.0903 220.5)
CIE XYZ (D65)color(xyz-d65 0.28083 0.34665 0.57437)
CIE xyYxyY(0.2337 0.2884 0.3466)
Display P3color(display-p3 0.4183 0.6589 0.7569)
Linear sRGBcolor(srgb-linear 0.09084 0.40198 0.55201)
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Text on #55AAC4

White textWCAG 2.65:1 · APCA Lc 57
Black textWCAG 7.93:1 · APCA Lc 53

Color blindness

Machado 2009 simulation
#55AAC4normal
#9AA6C5protanopia
#8A9AC4deuteranopia
#00B3B2tritanopia

Tints and shades

OKLCH lightness steps, hue held
#BEFAFF
#91E6FF
#77CCE6
#5DB2CC
#4399B2
#268099
#006981
#005269
#003B4F
#002534
#00111C

Harmonies

hue rotations in OKLCH
Complementary
Analogous
#55AAC4
#4FAFAA
#72A1D3
Triadic
#55AAC4
#C387AE
#A99F5A
Split complementary
Tetradic
#55AAC4
#AF8DC7
#CD8A72
#8AA96C

Similar colors

nearest by CIEDE2000

Palettes with #55AAC4

all palettes →
Tide ↔ Persimmon