Information about #559BEC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#559BEC is a strongly colored sky-leaning azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of United Nations Blue (#5B92E5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cornflower Blue (#6495ED) and Brilliant Cobalt Blue (#5189E7).
The recipe behind #559BEC is rgb(85, 155, 236), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #559BEC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. No one has named #559BEC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#559BEC color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#559BEC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#559BEC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#559BEC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#559BEC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#559BEC 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 #559BEC color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #559BEC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5B92E5
#6495ED
#5189E7
#5DADEC
#4C8BF5
#5294FF
#51AFE7
#4B92DB
#688CEC
#6488EA
#659FFF
#56A0D3
#559BEC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#559BEC
- RGB85, 155, 236
- CMYK59, 32, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(85, 155, 236)
- HSL212°, 80%, 63%
- HSL Precise212.185°, 79.894%, 62.941%
- HSV212°, 64%, 93%
- HSB212°, 64%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.608, 0.925)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.608, 0.925, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.608, 0.925)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID559BEC
- DECIMAL ID5610476
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
