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#56BBD4

#56bbd4 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#56bbd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 73.33% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.43% cyan, 11.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 191.9°, with 59.43% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.25.

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Relative luminance0.4227

Complementary

  1. #56bbd4
  2. #d46f56

Split complementary

  1. #56bbd4
  2. #d4567c
  3. #d4ae56

Analogous

  1. #56d4ae
  2. #56bbd4
  3. #567cd4

Triadic

  1. #56bbd4
  2. #d456bb
  3. #bbd456

Tetradic

  1. #56bbd4
  2. #6f56d4
  3. #d46f56
  4. #bbd456

Square

  1. #56bbd4
  2. #ae56d4
  3. #d46f56
  4. #7cd456

Monochromatic

  1. #1d6274
  2. #2d96b1
  3. #56bbd4
  4. #93d4e4
  5. #d0ecf3

Shades

#56bbd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56bbd4
  2. #4da8bf
  3. #4596aa
  4. #3c8394
  5. #34707f
  6. #2b5e6a
  7. #224b55
  8. #1a3840
  9. #11252a
  10. #091315
  11. #000000

Tints

#56bbd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56bbd4
  2. #67c2d8
  3. #78c9dd
  4. #89cfe1
  5. #9ad6e5
  6. #abddea
  7. #bbe4ee
  8. #ccebf2
  9. #ddf1f6
  10. #eef8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56bbd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56bbd4
  2. #5ab5cc
  3. #5eafc3
  4. #63a9bb
  5. #67a3b2
  6. #6b9eaa
  7. #6f98a2
  8. #739299
  9. #788c91
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab6d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a8d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b8d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82b0d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1fc1ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56bbd4 {
  color: #56bbd4;
}
Background
.bg-56bbd4 {
  background-color: #56bbd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56bbd4 {
  border: 2px solid #56bbd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56bbd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 187 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 59% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56bbd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bbd4, #567cd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56bbd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 187 212 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.25 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.32 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.21 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.17 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.94 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.08 #a9442b Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56bbd4  rgb(86, 187, 212)  hsl(192, 59%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#d46f56  rgb(212, 111, 86)  hsl(12, 59%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#d456bb  rgb(212, 86, 187)  hsl(312, 59%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd456  rgb(187, 212, 86)  hsl(72, 59%, 58%)  June Bud