Information about #55659C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55659C is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 101, 156) — 33.3% red, 39.6% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 22 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced deep-sea blue, #55659C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Breakwater (#536893). Nearby in the Register you will also find San Marino (#4E6C9D) and Deloras (#606AA1).

The recipe behind #55659C is rgb(85, 101, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #55659C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. #55659C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#55659C color variations

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

#55659C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55659C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55659C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55659C 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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#55659C 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 #55659C

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

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Liberty color link
Liberty

#545AA7

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Moderate Sapphire Blue color link
Moderate Sapphire Blue

#4A61A8

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

#55659C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55659C
  • RGB85, 101, 156
  • CMYK28, 22, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(85, 101, 156)
  • HSL226°, 29%, 47%
  • HSL Precise226.479°, 29.461%, 47.255%
  • HSV226°, 46%, 61%
  • HSB226°, 46%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.396, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.396, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.396, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55659C
  • DECIMAL ID5596572
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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