Information about #55DAF1 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#55DAF1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 218, 241) — 33.3% red, 85.5% green, 94.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 61 / 9 / 0 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55DAF1 reads as a pure, full-strength water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blue Diamond (#4EE2EC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Arctic Blue (#51D5E7) and Lani Blau (#46DBEE).

The recipe behind #55DAF1 is rgb(85, 218, 241), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #55DAF1: 12.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #55DAF1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#55DAF1 color variations

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#55DAF1 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 #55DAF1

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

#55DAF1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55DAF1
  • RGB85, 218, 241
  • CMYK61, 9, 0, 5
  • HSL189°, 85%, 64%
  • HSL Precise188.846°, 84.783%, 63.922%
  • HSV189°, 65%, 95%
  • HSB189°, 65%, 95%
  • HEX ID55DAF1
  • DECIMAL ID5626609
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB94.5%
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