Electronic is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #aa9277 |
| Complementary Color | #887055 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Electronic Color. The Stonewash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blowout (#658499) for more calm effect. Try Tambua Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#887055 is the best complementary color to Electronic. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #556d88 complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #558688 and #565588. Thus found on the left and right of #556d88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Electronic.
The split-complementary Electronic palette consists of #868855 and #885655 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#887055). Try Clay Creek and Au Chico colors in combination with #556d88, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #556d88 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Electronic. Thus Highland and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Electronic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #556d88 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Electronic tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#887055) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88556d and #558870.
In a RGB color space, hex #556d88 is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Electronic has a hue angle of 211.76°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #556d88 is made of 20% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #556d88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,109,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 20, 10.58, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(211.76,23.08%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.76,37.5%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.1457,-1.6629,-17.6937) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6589,14.6461,25.3996) |