Information about #05558E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #05558E reads as a pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mavericks Blue (#00538C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Medium Electric Blue (#035096) and USAFA Blue (#004F98).
The recipe behind #05558E is rgb(5, 85, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #05558E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. No one has named #05558E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#05558E color variations
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#05558E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#05558E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#05558E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#05558E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#05558E 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 #05558E color
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Nearest named colors to #05558E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#00538C
#035096
#004F98
#015482
#004E98
#02478E
#004792
#005A9C
#034694
#004687
#155084
#00428C
#05558E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#05558E
- RGB5, 85, 142
- CMYK54, 22, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(5, 85, 142)
- HSL205°, 93%, 29%
- HSL Precise204.964°, 93.197%, 28.824%
- HSV205°, 96%, 56%
- HSB205°, 96%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.333, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.333, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.333, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID05558E
- DECIMAL ID349582
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
