Information about #559EC3 color

#559EC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#559EC3 falls into the Azure Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 158, 195) — 33.3% red, 62% green, 76.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 43 / 15 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#559EC3 presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Snap (#5BA0D0). Slightly further away sit Hemisphere (#4E93BA) and Shakespeare (#609AB8).

The recipe behind #559EC3 is rgb(85, 158, 195), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #559EC3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#559EC3 color variations

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

#559EC3 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 #559EC3

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

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#559EC3
  • RGB85, 158, 195
  • CMYK43, 15, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(85, 158, 195)
  • HSL200°, 48%, 55%
  • HSL Precise200.182°, 47.826%, 54.902%
  • HSV200°, 56%, 76%
  • HSB200°, 56%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.620, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.620, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.620, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID559EC3
  • DECIMAL ID5611203
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01