Information about #555F8B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #555F8B reads as a calm, restrained deep-sea blue and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Waratah (#55698B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rustic Blue (#525D80) and Quantum Leap (#4F698B).
The recipe behind #555F8B is rgb(85, 95, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #555F8B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. #555F8B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#555F8B color variations
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#555F8B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#555F8B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#555F8B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#555F8B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#555F8B 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 #555F8B color
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Nearest named colors to #555F8B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#55698B
#525D80
#4F698B
#596A8B
#535E7F
#536893
#576D8E
#4C6B88
#4E518B
#4E5481
#475F94
#5B6E91
#555F8B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#555F8B
- RGB85, 95, 139
- CMYK21, 17, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(85, 95, 139)
- HSL229°, 24%, 44%
- HSL Precise228.889°, 24.107%, 43.922%
- HSV229°, 39%, 55%
- HSB229°, 39%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.373, 0.545)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.373, 0.545, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.373, 0.545)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID555F8B
- DECIMAL ID5595019
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
