Berlin Blue Color – #5588cc: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Berlin Blue is another name for Prussian Blue, the first modern synthetic pigment, born by accident in a Berlin lab around 1706 when dye-maker Johann Jacob Diesbach used tainted potash. This brighter mid blue keeps that historic pigment’s clean, cool character. The Berlin Blue color suits art projects and confident accent walls.

Berlin Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #5589CC

2. #CC9955

Triadic colors

1. #5589CC

2. #CC5589

3. #89CC55

Tints or lighter colors

1. #7CA4D8

2. #A4BFE4

3. #CBDBEF

4. #F2F6FB

Darker colors

1. #376FB7

2. #2B5790

3. #1F3F69

4. #142841

5. #08101A

Analogous colors

1. #55CC99

2. #55C4CC

3. #5589CC

4. #5D55CC

5. #9955CC

Monochromatic colors

1. #2161B3

2. #3579D2

3. #6496D7

4. #90B2DE

5. #BACDE7