Information about #556796 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#556796 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 103, 150) — 33.3% red, 40.4% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 18 / 0 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#556796 presents itself as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Breakwater (#536893). Slightly further away sit Kashmir Blue (#576D8E) and Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91).

The recipe behind #556796 is rgb(85, 103, 150), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #556796: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#556796 color variations

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

#556796 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#556796 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#556796 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#556796 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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#556796 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #556796

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

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

#556796 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#556796
  • RGB85, 103, 150
  • CMYK25, 18, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(85, 103, 150)
  • HSL223°, 28%, 46%
  • HSL Precise223.385°, 27.66%, 46.078%
  • HSV223°, 43%, 59%
  • HSB223°, 43%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.404, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.404, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.404, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID556796
  • DECIMAL ID5597078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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