What color is #5588FF?

#5588FF is a light, vivid blue known as Skinny Jeans. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Skinny Jeans?

The RGB value is 85, 136, 255: 85 red, 136 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Skinny Jeans?

The complementary color is #FFCC55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5588FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Skinny Jeans color: hex code #5588FF

#5588FF rgb(85, 136, 255)

Shades of blue

Skinny Jeans has the hex code #5588FF. It is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 53.3% green and 100% blue (85, 136, 255).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

Skinny Jeans (#5588FF) color codes

HEX	`#5588FF`
RGB	`rgb(85, 136, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 53.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 47%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 20.47, -64.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 67.5, 287.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.594, 26.757, 98.141)`
Decimal	`5605631`
Short hex	`#58F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Skinny Jeans, 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 #5588FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5588FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	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 #5588FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5588ff; }
.text { color: #5588ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5588ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 136 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5588ff, #7755ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5588FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5588FF?: #5588FF is a light, vivid blue known as Skinny Jeans. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Skinny Jeans?: The RGB value is 85, 136, 255: 85 red, 136 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Skinny Jeans?: The complementary color is #FFCC55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5588FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.