Berry Mix Color

#555a90

Berry Mix is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #aaa56f
Complementary Color #908a54
Color Shade: cool blue (234.92° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.9% (better contrasting with white)
Berry Mix Color Sample
Berry Mix Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #555a90

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Berry Mix Color. The Hot Sauna color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Heavy Violet (#4f566c) for more calm effect. Try Hyacinth Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#908a54 is the best complementary color to Berry Mix. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #555a90 complementary color is Clay Creek, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waikawa Gray are #547790 and #6d5490. Thus found on the left and right of #555a90 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Berry Mix.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Berry Mix palette consists of #779054 and #906d54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#908a54). Try Asparagus and Leather colors in combination with #555a90, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #555a90 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Berry Mix. Thus Hippie Green and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Berry Mix contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Creek, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #555a90 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Berry Mix tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#908a54) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smalt Blue – 120° from the complementary Clay Creek. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90545a and #54908a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #555a90 is made of 27% red, 28% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Berry Mix has a hue angle of 234.92°, a saturation of 25.76% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555a90 is made of 23.14% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.

HEX #555a90
RGB Decimal rgb(85,90,144)
RGB Percentage 27%, 28%, 45%
CMYK 23.14, 21.18, 0, 43.53
HSL hsl(234.92,25.76%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(234.92,40.97%,56.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.0104,12.414,-30.4663)
XYZ xyz(12.4365,11.2572,27.9029)
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