Information about #556877 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#556877 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 104, 119) — 33.3% red, 40.8% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 6 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#556877 is a gently muted azure 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 practically indistinguishable from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Slightly further away sit Cadet (#536872) and Slate (#516572).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 104, 119) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #556877: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. No one has named #556877 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#556877 color variations

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

#556877 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#556877 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#556877 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#556877 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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#556877 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 #556877

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

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

#556877 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#556877
  • RGB85, 104, 119
  • CMYK13, 6, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(85, 104, 119)
  • HSL206°, 17%, 40%
  • HSL Precise206.471°, 16.667%, 40%
  • HSV206°, 29%, 47%
  • HSB206°, 29%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.408, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.408, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.408, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID556877
  • DECIMAL ID5597303
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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