Information about #55556E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#55556E falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 85, 110) — 33.3% red, 33.3% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 10 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained deep-sea blue, #55556E holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hammerhead (#515769). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Enigma (#515072) and Safflower (#5A4F74).

The recipe behind #55556E is rgb(85, 85, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #55556E: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55556E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55556E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#55556E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55556E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55556E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55556E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#55556E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #55556E

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

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Vintage Indigo color link
Vintage Indigo

#4A556B

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

#55556E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55556E
  • RGB85, 85, 110
  • CMYK10, 10, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(85, 85, 110)
  • HSL240°, 13%, 38%
  • HSL Precise240°, 12.821%, 38.235%
  • HSV240°, 23%, 43%
  • HSB240°, 23%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.333, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.333, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.333, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55556E
  • DECIMAL ID5592430
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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