Information about #55708B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#55708B presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Kashmir Blue (#576D8E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Waratah (#55698B) and Kingfisher Blue (#596A8B).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 112, 139) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. No one has named #55708B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#55708B color variations
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#55708B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55708B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55708B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55708B color hues
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#55708B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #55708B color
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Nearest named colors to #55708B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#576D8E
#55698B
#596A8B
#5B6E91
#4F698B
#4C6B88
#536893
#4E6E81
#60768B
#566D7E
#597499
#48798A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55708B
- RGB85, 112, 139
- CMYK21, 11, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(85, 112, 139)
- HSL210°, 24%, 44%
- HSL Precise210°, 24.107%, 43.922%
- HSV210°, 39%, 55%
- HSB210°, 39%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.439, 0.545)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.439, 0.545, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.439, 0.545)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID55708B
- DECIMAL ID5599371
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
