Information about #5536DD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5536DD falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 54, 221) — 33.3% red, 21.2% green, 86.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 65 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5536DD is a strongly colored deep-sea blue that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Purpley Blue (#5F34E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blurple (#5539CC) and Blue Purple (#5729CE).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 54, 221) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5536DD: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. #5536DD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5536DD color variations

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#5536DD 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 #5536DD

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

#5536DD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5536DD
  • RGB85, 54, 221
  • CMYK53, 65, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(85, 54, 221)
  • HSL251°, 71%, 54%
  • HSL Precise251.138°, 71.064%, 53.922%
  • HSV251°, 76%, 87%
  • HSB251°, 76%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.212, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.212, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.212, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5536DD
  • DECIMAL ID5584605
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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