Information about #55A7E2 color

#55A7E2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55A7E2 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 167, 226) — 33.3% red, 65.5% green, 88.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 55 / 23 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sky-leaning azure, #55A7E2 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#51AFE7). Slightly further away sit Blue Jeans (#5DADEC) and Carolina Blue (#56A0D3).

The recipe behind #55A7E2 is rgb(85, 167, 226), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #55A7E2: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #55A7E2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#55A7E2 color variations

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#55A7E2 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 #55A7E2

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55A7E2
  • RGB85, 167, 226
  • CMYK55, 23, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(85, 167, 226)
  • HSL205°, 71%, 61%
  • HSL Precise205.106°, 70.854%, 60.98%
  • HSV205°, 62%, 89%
  • HSB205°, 62%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.655, 0.886)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.655, 0.886, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.655, 0.886)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID55A7E2
  • DECIMAL ID5613538
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01