Information about #559BCE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #559BCE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 155, 206) — 33.3% red, 60.8% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 20 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#559BCE presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Carolina Blue (#56A0D3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Snap (#5BA0D0) and Celestial Blue (#4997D0).

The recipe behind #559BCE is rgb(85, 155, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #559BCE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. No one has named #559BCE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#559BCE color variations

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

#559BCE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#559BCE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#559BCE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#559BCE 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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#559BCE 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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#CEC455
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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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#CE559B
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#9BCE55
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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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#C455CE
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Nearest named colors to #559BCE

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

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

#559BCE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#559BCE
  • RGB85, 155, 206
  • CMYK47, 20, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(85, 155, 206)
  • HSL205°, 55%, 57%
  • HSL Precise205.289°, 55.251%, 57.059%
  • HSV205°, 59%, 81%
  • HSB205°, 59%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.608, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.608, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.608, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID559BCE
  • DECIMAL ID5610446
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers37 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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