Information about #557B9A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#557B9A falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 123, 154) — 33.3% red, 48.2% green, 60.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 12 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned sky-leaning azure, #557B9A carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Stormy Blue (#507B9C). Slightly further away sit Antique Blue (#4E7B96) and Panorama (#597499).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 123, 154)), which gives #557B9A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #557B9A: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#557B9A color variations

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

#557B9A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#557B9A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#557B9A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#557B9A 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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#557B9A 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 #557B9A

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

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Blue Yonder color link
Blue Yonder

#5072A7

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Grizzlies Blue color link
Grizzlies Blue

#5D76A9

Moderate Azure color link
Moderate Azure

#4A79A8

#557B9A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#557B9A
  • RGB85, 123, 154
  • CMYK27, 12, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(85, 123, 154)
  • HSL207°, 29%, 47%
  • HSL Precise206.957°, 28.87%, 46.863%
  • HSV207°, 45%, 60%
  • HSB207°, 45%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.482, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.482, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.482, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID557B9A
  • DECIMAL ID5602202
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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