Information about #557385 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained azure, #557385 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 practically indistinguishable from Marble Blue (#566D7E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Seachange (#4E6E81) and Kashmir Blue (#576D8E).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 115, 133)), which gives #557385 its character. If you plan to put text on a #557385 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#557385 color variations
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#557385 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#557385 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#557385 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#557385 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#557385 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 #557385 color
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Nearest named colors to #557385
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#566D7E
#4E6E81
#576D8E
#596A8B
#55698B
#4C6B88
#4C787E
#60768B
#4F698B
#5E7C80
#547377
#5B6E91
#557385 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#557385
- RGB85, 115, 133
- CMYK19, 7, 0, 48
- CSSrgb(85, 115, 133)
- HSL203°, 22%, 43%
- HSL Precise202.5°, 22.018%, 42.745%
- HSV203°, 36%, 52%
- HSB203°, 36%, 52%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.451, 0.522)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.451, 0.522, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.451, 0.522)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID557385
- DECIMAL ID5600133
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
