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#56BCDC

#56bcdc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56bcdc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 73.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.91% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 194.33°, with 65.69% saturation and 60% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.32.

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Relative luminance0.4311

Complementary

  1. #56bcdc
  2. #dc7656

Split complementary

  1. #56bcdc
  2. #dc5679
  3. #dcb956

Analogous

  1. #56dcb9
  2. #56bcdc
  3. #5679dc

Triadic

  1. #56bcdc
  2. #dc56bc
  3. #bcdc56

Tetradic

  1. #56bcdc
  2. #7656dc
  3. #dc7656
  4. #bcdc56

Square

  1. #56bcdc
  2. #b956dc
  3. #dc7656
  4. #79dc56

Monochromatic

  1. #1a677f
  2. #279abe
  3. #56bcdc
  4. #95d5e9
  5. #d5eef6

Shades

#56bcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56bcdc
  2. #4da9c6
  3. #4596b0
  4. #3c849a
  5. #347184
  6. #2b5e6e
  7. #224b58
  8. #1a3842
  9. #11262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#56bcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56bcdc
  2. #67c3e0
  3. #78c9e3
  4. #89d0e7
  5. #9ad7ea
  6. #abdeee
  7. #bbe4f1
  8. #ccebf5
  9. #ddf2f8
  10. #eef8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56bcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56bcdc
  2. #5ab6d3
  3. #5eb0ca
  4. #63aac0
  5. #67a4b7
  6. #6b9eae
  7. #6f98a5
  8. #73929c
  9. #788c92
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b8de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a9dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fb9dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81b1dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #15c2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56bcdc {
  color: #56bcdc;
}
Background
.bg-56bcdc {
  background-color: #56bcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56bcdc {
  border: 2px solid #56bcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56bcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 188 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56bcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bcdc, #5679dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56bcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 188 220 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.32 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.89 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.97 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.23 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.44 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.36 #a94323 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56bcdc  rgb(86, 188, 220)  hsl(194, 66%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#dc7656  rgb(220, 118, 86)  hsl(14, 66%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#dc56bc  rgb(220, 86, 188)  hsl(314, 66%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdc56  rgb(188, 220, 86)  hsl(74, 66%, 60%)  June Bud