Information about #555877 color

#555877 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #555877 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 88, 119) — 33.3% red, 34.5% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 12 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #555877 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lifesaver (#535E7F). Slightly further away sit Enigma (#515072) and Hendrix (#4C567C).

The recipe behind #555877 is rgb(85, 88, 119), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #555877 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#555877 color variations

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

#555877 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 #555877

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

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555877
  • RGB85, 88, 119
  • CMYK13, 12, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(85, 88, 119)
  • HSL235°, 17%, 40%
  • HSL Precise234.706°, 16.667%, 40%
  • HSV235°, 29%, 47%
  • HSB235°, 29%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.345, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.345, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.345, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID555877
  • DECIMAL ID5593207
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01