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#56BCDD

#56bcdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56bcdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.09% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 194.67°, with 66.5% saturation and 60.2% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4317

Complementary

  1. #56bcdd
  2. #dd7756

Split complementary

  1. #56bcdd
  2. #dd5679
  3. #ddbb56

Analogous

  1. #56ddbb
  2. #56bcdd
  3. #5679dd

Triadic

  1. #56bcdd
  2. #dd56bc
  3. #bcdd56

Tetradic

  1. #56bcdd
  2. #7756dd
  3. #dd7756
  4. #bcdd56

Square

  1. #56bcdd
  2. #bb56dd
  3. #dd7756
  4. #79dd56

Monochromatic

  1. #1a6780
  2. #279ac0
  3. #56bcdd
  4. #96d5ea
  5. #d5eff7

Shades

#56bcdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56bcdd
  2. #4da9c7
  3. #4596b1
  4. #3c849b
  5. #347185
  6. #2b5e6f
  7. #224b58
  8. #1a3842
  9. #11262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#56bcdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56bcdd
  2. #67c3e0
  3. #78c9e4
  4. #89d0e7
  5. #9ad7eb
  6. #abdeee
  7. #bbe4f1
  8. #ccebf5
  9. #ddf2f8
  10. #eef8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56bcdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56bcdd
  2. #5ab6d4
  3. #5eb0ca
  4. #63aac1
  5. #67a4b8
  6. #6b9eaf
  7. #6f98a5
  8. #73929c
  9. #788c93
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a9dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fb9de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81b1dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #13c2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56bcdd {
  color: #56bcdd;
}
Background
.bg-56bcdd {
  background-color: #56bcdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56bcdd {
  border: 2px solid #56bcdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56bcdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 188 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56bcdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bcdd, #5679dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56bcdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 188 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.86 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.86 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.93 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.23 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.16 #a94322 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56bcdd  rgb(86, 188, 221)  hsl(195, 67%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#dd7756  rgb(221, 119, 86)  hsl(15, 67%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#dd56bc  rgb(221, 86, 188)  hsl(315, 67%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdd56  rgb(188, 221, 86)  hsl(75, 67%, 60%)  June Bud