Information about #35556E color

#35556E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#35556E falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(53, 85, 110) — 20.8% red, 33.3% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 10 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #35556E sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Undercurrent (#365C6C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blumine (#305C71) and Chathams Blue (#2C5971).

In RGB terms — rgb(53, 85, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #35556E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#35556E color variations

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

#35556E 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 #35556E

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

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#35556E
  • RGB53, 85, 110
  • CMYK22, 10, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(53, 85, 110)
  • HSL206°, 35%, 32%
  • HSL Precise206.316°, 34.969%, 31.961%
  • HSV206°, 52%, 43%
  • HSB206°, 52%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.208, 0.333, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.208, 0.333, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.208, 0.333, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID35556E
  • DECIMAL ID3495278
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01