Information about #557BB9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#557BB9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 123, 185) — 33.3% red, 48.2% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 39 / 24 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #557BB9 reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cyan Azure (#4E82B4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Havelock Blue (#5784C1) and Glaucous (#6082B6).

The recipe behind #557BB9 is rgb(85, 123, 185), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#557BB9 color variations

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

#557BB9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#557BB9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#557BB9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#557BB9 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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#557BB9 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 #557BB9

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

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Silver Lake Blue color link
Silver Lake Blue

#5D89BA

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

#557BB9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#557BB9
  • RGB85, 123, 185
  • CMYK39, 24, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(85, 123, 185)
  • HSL217°, 42%, 53%
  • HSL Precise217.2°, 41.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV217°, 54%, 73%
  • HSB217°, 54%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.482, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.482, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.482, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID557BB9
  • DECIMAL ID5602233
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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