What color is #55BBFF?

#55BBFF is a light, vivid azure known as Hello Summer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hello Summer?

The RGB value is 85, 187, 255: 85 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hello Summer?

The complementary color is #FF9955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55BBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hello Summer color: hex code #55BBFF

#55BBFF rgb(85, 187, 255)

Shades of blue

Hello Summer has the hex code #55BBFF. It is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 73.3% green and 100% blue (85, 187, 255).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

Hello Summer (#55BBFF) color codes

HEX	`#55BBFF`
RGB	`rgb(85, 187, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 73.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.69, -8.95, -42.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.69, 43.17, 258.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.56, 44.688, 101.129)`
Decimal	`5618687`
Short hex	`#5BF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hello Summer, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #55BBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#55BBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #55BBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55bbff; }
.text { color: #55bbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55bbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 187 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55bbff, #5566ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #55BBFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #55BBFF?: #55BBFF is a light, vivid azure known as Hello Summer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hello Summer?: The RGB value is 85, 187, 255: 85 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hello Summer?: The complementary color is #FF9955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55BBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.