Information about #555E91 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #555E91 reads as a softly balanced blue and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Breakwater (#536893). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Waratah (#55698B) and Quantum Leap (#4F698B).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 94, 145) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #555E91 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#555E91 color variations
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#555E91 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#555E91 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#555E91 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#555E91 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#555E91 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 #555E91 color
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Nearest named colors to #555E91
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#536893
#55698B
#4F698B
#596A8B
#51559B
#475F94
#576D8E
#4E518B
#5B6E91
#525D80
#535E7F
#4C6B88
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#555E91
- RGB85, 94, 145
- CMYK24, 20, 0, 43
- CSSrgb(85, 94, 145)
- HSL231°, 26%, 45%
- HSL Precise231°, 26.087%, 45.098%
- HSV231°, 41%, 57%
- HSB231°, 41%, 57%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.369, 0.569)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.369, 0.569, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.369, 0.569)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID555E91
- DECIMAL ID5594769
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
