Color Name
Picton Blue*
Hex Color Code
#55AFDD
RGB Color Code
RGB(85, 175, 221)
CMYK Values*
61.5%, 20.8%, 0.0%, 13.3%
#55AFDD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

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What color is 55AFDD?

The RGB color code for color number #55AFDD is RGB(85, 175, 221). In the RGB color model, #55AFDD has a red value of 85, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 221. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 61.5% cyan, 20.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 13.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 200.3° (degrees), 66.7 % saturation, and 60.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #55AFDD has a hue of 200.3° (degrees), 61.5 % saturation and 86.7 % brightness/value.

Color 55AFDD is cool or warm?

Color 55AFDD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #55AFDD? (For interior and product design)

55AFDD has an LRV of nearly 37.8. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#55AFDD
LRV 37.8
Light Color

Compare LRV 37.8 of #55AFDD with dark and light color

Is #55AFDD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 55AFDD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #55AFDD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #55AFDD
Hex triplet
#55AFDD
Red
55
Green
AF
Blue
DD
RGBA / RGB rgb(85, 175, 221)
Red
85 (33.3%)
Green
175 (68.6%)
Blue
221 (86.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
61.54%
Magenta
20.81%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
13.33%
HSL hsl(200.29deg, 66.7 %, 60.0 %)
Hue
200.29°
Saturation
66.67 %
Lightness
60.00 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
200.29°
Saturation
61.54 %
Brightness / Value
86.67 %
RYB ryb(18, 36, 93)
Red
18 (7.0%)
Yellow
36 (14.0%)
Blue
93 (36.4%)
HWB
Hue
200.29°
Whiteness
33.33 %
Blackness
13.33 %
CMY
Cyan
66.67%
Magenta
31.37%
Yellow
13.33%
XYZ
X
32.13
Y
37.81
Z
74.01
YXY
Y1
37.81
X
0.22
Y2
0.26
CIE-Lab
L
67.88
A
-13.26
B
-31.23
CIE-Lch
L
67.88
C
33.93
H
246.99
CIE-Luv
L
67.88
U
-36.51
V
-47.66
Hunter-Lab
L
61.49
A
-14.35
B
-28.32
Other
LRV
~ 37.8 %
Munsell Color System
7.7B 6.6/7.6

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #55AFDD

These are the named colors closest to hex 55AFDD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#45B1E8 Color Picton Blue
98.13% match | ΔE 1.87
#00AAE4 Color Spanish Sky Blue
96.28% match | ΔE 3.72
#1DACD6 Color Bright Cerulean
95.40% match | ΔE 4.60
#47ABCC Color Maximum Blue
95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 55AFDD.

#62B5E5 Color PANTONE 2915 C
97.78% match | ΔE 2.22
#56B7E6 Color PANTONE 2190 C
97.76% match | ΔE 2.24
#41B6E6 Color PANTONE 298 C
97.32% match | ΔE 2.68
#69B3E7 Color PANTONE 292 C
96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 55AFDD.


Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 55AFDD.


British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 55AFDD.


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Paint color for Hex #55AFDD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 55AFDD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 55AFDD once it is on a wall.


Valspar

Hex color 55AFDD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #55AFDD to Valspar


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 55AFDD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #55AFDD to Dunn-Edwards


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 55AFDD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #55AFDD to Benjamin Moore


PPG Paints

Hex color 55AFDD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #55AFDD to PPG Paints


Behr

Hex color 55AFDD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #55AFDD to Behr


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 55AFDD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #55AFDD to Sherwin Williams


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 55AFDD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #55AFDD to Farrow & Ball

#57A7B9 Color Lobster (CB7)
90.96% match | ΔE 9.04
#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)
88.55% match | ΔE 11.45
#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)
88.38% match | ΔE 11.62
#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)
87.84% match | ΔE 12.16

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#55AFDD color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#55AFDD
Picton Blue*
#DD8355
Pale Copper*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #55AFDD?

Color that best contrast with #55AFDD is #DD8355, color name is Pale Copper*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #55AFDD?

Complementary or Opposite color for #55AFDD is #DD8355, color name is Pale Copper*.

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