Information about #557485 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#557485 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 116, 133) — 33.3% red, 45.5% green, 52.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 7 / 0 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #557485 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Marble Blue (#566D7E). Slightly further away sit Seachange (#4E6E81) and Kashmir Blue (#576D8E).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 116, 133)), which gives #557485 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #557485: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. No one has named #557485 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#557485 color variations

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

#557485 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#557485 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#557485 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#557485 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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#557485 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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#866656
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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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#867F56
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#86565D
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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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#865675
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#758656
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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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#665686
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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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#7F5686
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#866656
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#5D8656
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Nearest named colors to #557485

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

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Half Smalt Blue color link
Half Smalt Blue

#5E7C80

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Grayish Turquoise color link
Grayish Turquoise

#5E7D7E

#557485 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#557485
  • RGB85, 116, 133
  • CMYK19, 7, 0, 48
  • CSSrgb(85, 116, 133)
  • HSL201°, 22%, 43%
  • HSL Precise201.25°, 22.018%, 42.745%
  • HSV201°, 36%, 52%
  • HSB201°, 36%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.455, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.455, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.455, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID557485
  • DECIMAL ID5600389
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers316 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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