Information about #555D81 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#555D81 presents itself as a softly toned classic blue — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lifesaver (#535E7F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Blue (#525D80) and Dusk (#4E5481).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 93, 129)), which gives #555D81 its character. If you plan to put text on a #555D81 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.3:1. No one has named #555D81 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#555D81 color variations
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#555D81 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#555D81 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#555D81 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#555D81 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#555D81 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 #555D81 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #555D81
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#535E7F
#525D80
#4E5481
#4C567C
#4E5180
#536878
#55698B
#566D7E
#4F698B
#596A8B
#4E518B
#516572
#555D81 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#555D81
- RGB85, 93, 129
- CMYK17, 14, 0, 49
- CSSrgb(85, 93, 129)
- HSL229°, 21%, 42%
- HSL Precise229.091°, 20.561%, 41.961%
- HSV229°, 34%, 51%
- HSB229°, 34%, 51%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.365, 0.506)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.365, 0.506, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.365, 0.506)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID555D81
- DECIMAL ID5594497
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
