Information about #55BBF1 color

#55BBF1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55BBF1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 187, 241) — 33.3% red, 73.3% green, 94.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 61 / 21 / 0 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #55BBF1 reads as a maximally vivid azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Brilliant Cerulean (#51C2E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#51AFE7) and Blue Jeans (#5DADEC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 187, 241)), which gives #55BBF1 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #55BBF1: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55BBF1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55BBF1 color variations

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#55BBF1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #55BBF1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#55BBF1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55BBF1
  • RGB85, 187, 241
  • CMYK61, 21, 0, 5
  • HSL201°, 85%, 64%
  • HSL Precise200.769°, 84.783%, 63.922%
  • HSV201°, 65%, 95%
  • HSB201°, 65%, 95%
  • HEX ID55BBF1
  • DECIMAL ID5618673
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB94.5%
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