Information about #5538FA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#5538FA is a maximally vivid deep-sea blue that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Purpleish Blue (#6140EF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sparkle D. Motion (#5C24FF) and Purpley Blue (#5F34E7).
The recipe behind #5538FA is rgb(85, 56, 250), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5538FA: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5538FA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#5538FA color variations
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#5538FA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5538FA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5538FA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5538FA color hues
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#5538FA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #5538FA color
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Nearest named colors to #5538FA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6140EF
#5C24FF
#5F34E7
#632DE9
#601EF9
#3A2EFE
#404DFF
#6832E3
#5151E7
#5218FA
#703BE7
#6451E7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5538FA
- RGB85, 56, 250
- CMYK65, 76, 0, 2
- CSSrgb(85, 56, 250)
- HSL249°, 95%, 60%
- HSL Precise248.969°, 95.098%, 60%
- HSV249°, 78%, 98%
- HSB249°, 78%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.980
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.220, 0.980)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.220, 0.980, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.220, 0.980)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB98%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID5538FA
- DECIMAL ID5585146
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
