Submarine Base Color

#5566aa

Submarine Base is soft, 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 #a95
Complementary Color #a95
Color Shade: cool blue (228° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Submarine Base Color Sample
Submarine Base Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5566aa

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Submarine Base Color. The Marvellous color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Beaded Blue (#494d8b) for more calm effect. Try Amazing Smoke as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a95 is the best complementary color to Submarine Base. 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 #56a complementary color is White, 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 White are #5590aa and #6e55aa. Thus found on the left and right of #56a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Scampi colors as they work well with Submarine Base.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Submarine Base palette consists of #90aa55 and #aa6e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a95). Try Chelsea Cucumber and Santa Fe colors in combination with #56a, 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 #56a 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 Submarine Base. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Submarine Base contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Tapestry, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #56a 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. Submarine Base tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a95) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a56 and #5a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5566aa is made of 24% red, 29% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Submarine Base has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5566aa is made of 33.34% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #5566aa
RGB Decimal rgb(85,102,170)
RGB Percentage 24%, 29%, 48%
CMYK 33.34, 26.67, 0, 33.33
HSL hsl(228,33.33%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228,50%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.7114,12.9642,-38.5255)
XYZ xyz(15.7534,14.3363,39.9671)
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