Information about #55A6D8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55A6D8 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(85, 166, 216) (33.3% red, 65.1% green, 84.7% blue), or CMYK 51 / 20 / 0 / 15 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#55A6D8 is a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Carolina Blue (#56A0D3). Slightly further away sit Snap (#5BA0D0) and Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#51AFE7).

The recipe behind #55A6D8 is rgb(85, 166, 216), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #55A6D8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#55A6D8 color variations

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

#55A6D8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55A6D8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55A6D8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55A6D8 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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#55A6D8 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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#C955D8
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#D88755
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Nearest named colors to #55A6D8

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

Brilliant Cornflower Blue color link
Brilliant Cornflower Blue

#51AFE7

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

#55A6D8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55A6D8
  • RGB85, 166, 216
  • CMYK51, 20, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(85, 166, 216)
  • HSL203°, 63%, 59%
  • HSL Precise202.901°, 62.679%, 59.02%
  • HSV203°, 61%, 85%
  • HSB203°, 61%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.651, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.651, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.651, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55A6D8
  • DECIMAL ID5613272
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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