Information about #055BA6 color

#055BA6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #055BA6 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(5, 91, 166) (2% red, 35.7% green, 65.1% blue), or CMYK 63 / 29 / 0 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#055BA6 presents itself as a maximally vivid steel-blue azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Endeavour (#0056A7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are France Blue (#0055A4) and Strong Azure (#0054A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 91, 166) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #055BA6: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #055BA6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#055BA6 color variations

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

#055BA6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#077FE9

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#3BA0F8

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#7CBFFA

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#BDDFFC

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White

#FFFFFF

#055BA6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#044986

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#033764

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#022443

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Black

#000000

#055BA6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#1763A6

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#2C6AA1

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#457198

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#60788D

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Grey

#808080

#055BA6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#7105A8

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#3005A8

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#051AA8

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#059DA8

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#05A871

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#05A830

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#055BA6 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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#A85105
#A85105

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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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#A8A305
#A8A305

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#A8050B
#A8050B

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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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#05A8A3
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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
#055BA6
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#A8055C
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#5CA805
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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
#055BA6
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#5105A8
#5105A8

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#A85105
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#5CA805
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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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#A305A8
#A305A8

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#A85105
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#0BA805
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Nearest named colors to #055BA6

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

Endeavour color link
Endeavour

#0056A7

France Blue color link
France Blue

#0055A4

Strong Azure color link
Strong Azure

#0054A8

Dodgers Blue color link
Dodgers Blue

#005A9C

Sapphire Blue color link
Sapphire Blue

#0067A5

Strong Cornflower Blue color link
Strong Cornflower Blue

#0069A8

Sweden Blue color link
Sweden Blue

#006AA7

Medium Teal Blue color link
Medium Teal Blue

#0054B4

Bayern Blue color link
Bayern Blue

#0066B2

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Ukraine Blue color link
Ukraine Blue

#0057B7

#055BA6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#055BA6
  • RGB5, 91, 166
  • CMYK63, 29, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(5, 91, 166)
  • HSL208°, 94%, 34%
  • HSL Precise207.95°, 94.152%, 33.529%
  • HSV208°, 97%, 65%
  • HSB208°, 97%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.357, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.357, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.357, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID055BA6
  • DECIMAL ID351142
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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