Information about Waratah color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #55698B reads as a gently muted sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Kingfisher Blue (#596A8B). Slightly further away sit Kashmir Blue (#576D8E) and Quantum Leap (#4F698B).
The recipe behind #55698B is rgb(85, 105, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Waratah" in the Register.
Waratah color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Waratah color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Waratah color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Waratah color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Waratah color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Waratah 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 Waratah color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Waratah
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#596A8B
#576D8E
#4F698B
#536893
#4C6B88
#5B6E91
#4E6E81
#566D7E
#535E7F
#525D80
#60768B
#616D7E
Waratah color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55698B
- RGB85, 105, 139
- CMYK21, 13, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(85, 105, 139)
- HSL218°, 24%, 44%
- HSL Precise217.778°, 24.107%, 43.922%
- HSV218°, 39%, 55%
- HSB218°, 39%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.412, 0.545)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.412, 0.545, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.412, 0.545)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID55698B
- DECIMAL ID5597579
- Name Length7
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- Counting from2025-01-01
