Information about #535566 color

#535566 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#535566 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 85, 102) — 32.5% red, 33.3% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 7 / 0 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #535566 reads as a softly toned deep-sea blue and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Haast Shale (#515664). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hammerhead (#515769) and Silvered Grey (#565B64).

The recipe behind #535566 is rgb(83, 85, 102), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #535566: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #535566 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#535566 color variations

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

#535566 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 #535566

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

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#535566
  • RGB83, 85, 102
  • CMYK7, 7, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(83, 85, 102)
  • HSL234°, 10%, 36%
  • HSL Precise233.684°, 10.27%, 36.275%
  • HSV234°, 19%, 40%
  • HSB234°, 19%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.333, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.333, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.333, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID535566
  • DECIMAL ID5461350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01