Information about #555C7E color

#555C7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#555C7E falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 92, 126) — 33.3% red, 36.1% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 13 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #555C7E reads as a calm, restrained blue and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lifesaver (#535E7F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Blue (#525D80) and Hendrix (#4C567C).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 92, 126)), which gives #555C7E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #555C7E: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #555C7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#555C7E color variations

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

#555C7E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#555C7E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#555C7E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#555C7E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#555C7E 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
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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
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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
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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
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#7C555B
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#5B7C55
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#76557C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7C556F
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#557C62
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Nearest named colors to #555C7E

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

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

#555C7E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555C7E
  • RGB85, 92, 126
  • CMYK16, 13, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(85, 92, 126)
  • HSL230°, 19%, 41%
  • HSL Precise229.756°, 19.431%, 41.373%
  • HSV230°, 33%, 49%
  • HSB230°, 33%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.361, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.361, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.361, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID555C7E
  • DECIMAL ID5594238
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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