Information about #556083 color

#556083 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #556083 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 96, 131) — 33.3% red, 37.6% green, 51.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 14 / 0 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #556083 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lifesaver (#535E7F). Slightly further away sit Rustic Blue (#525D80) and Waratah (#55698B).

The recipe behind #556083 is rgb(85, 96, 131), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #556083 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#556083 color variations

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

#556083 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 #556083

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

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#556083
  • RGB85, 96, 131
  • CMYK18, 14, 0, 49
  • CSSrgb(85, 96, 131)
  • HSL226°, 21%, 42%
  • HSL Precise225.652°, 21.296%, 42.353%
  • HSV226°, 35%, 51%
  • HSB226°, 35%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.376, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.376, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.376, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID556083
  • DECIMAL ID5595267
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01