All About Color #55BCCE

#55BCCE

About #55BCCE

#55BCCE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #55BCCE. In RGB it is red 85, green 188, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 55%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 59%, 9%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.22:1 on white and 9.47:1 on black.

#55BCCE Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, BC, CE
CMYK58.74%, 8.74%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal85, 188, 206
HSL189°, 55%, 57%
RGB Octal125, 274, 316
HSV (HSB)188.93°, 58.74%, 80.78%
RGB Binary1010101, 10111100, 11001110
CIE-L*AB71.11, -24.53, -18.06
RGB Percent33.33%, 73.73%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH71.11, 30.46, 216.36
XYZ32.87, 42.35, 64.84
CIE-L*UV71.11, -41.99, -24.46
xyY0.23, 0.30, 42.35
Hunter-Lab65.08, -23.73, -13.51
RYB33.33%, 55.15%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#55BCCE on a dark background: contrast 9.47:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#55BCCE on a light background: contrast 2.22:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #55BCCE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#55BCCE · #9CD8E2 · #2D8A9A · #CE6755 · #E2A79C

Analogous palette

#55CE67 · #55CEA3 · #55BCCE · #557FCE · #6755CE

Triadic palette

#55BCCE · #CE55BC · #BCCE55 · #9CD8E2 · #E29CD8

Tetradic palette

#55BCCE · #A355CE · #CE6755 · #7FCE55 · #2D8A9A

Monochromatic palette

#1F5F6B · #3094A6 · #55BCCE · #90D3DF · #CCEBF0

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