Information about #55758B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#55758B falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 117, 139) — 33.3% red, 45.9% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 9 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55758B reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kashmir Blue (#576D8E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91) and Elevate (#60768B).

The recipe behind #55758B is rgb(85, 117, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #55758B: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. #55758B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#55758B color variations

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

#55758B 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #55758B

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

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55758B
  • RGB85, 117, 139
  • CMYK21, 9, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(85, 117, 139)
  • HSL204°, 24%, 44%
  • HSL Precise204.444°, 24.107%, 43.922%
  • HSV204°, 39%, 55%
  • HSB204°, 39%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.459, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.459, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.459, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID55758B
  • DECIMAL ID5600651
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01