Information about #5537DB color

#5537DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5537DB falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 55, 219) — 33.3% red, 21.6% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 64 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5537DB is a strongly colored classic 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 Blurple (#5539CC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purpley Blue (#5F34E7) and Blue Purple (#5729CE).

The recipe behind #5537DB is rgb(85, 55, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5537DB: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. #5537DB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5537DB color variations

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

#5537DB 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 #5537DB

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5537DB
  • RGB85, 55, 219
  • CMYK53, 64, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(85, 55, 219)
  • HSL251°, 69%, 54%
  • HSL Precise250.976°, 69.492%, 53.725%
  • HSV251°, 75%, 86%
  • HSB251°, 75%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.216, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.216, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.216, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5537DB
  • DECIMAL ID5584859
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01