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#56C4DE

#56c4de ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56c4de is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 76.86% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.26% cyan, 11.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 191.47°, with 67.33% saturation and 60.39% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.4673

Complementary

  1. #56c4de
  2. #de7056

Split complementary

  1. #56c4de
  2. #de5680
  3. #deb456

Analogous

  1. #56deb4
  2. #56c4de
  3. #5680de

Triadic

  1. #56c4de
  2. #de56c4
  3. #c4de56

Tetradic

  1. #56c4de
  2. #7056de
  3. #de7056
  4. #c4de56

Square

  1. #56c4de
  2. #b456de
  3. #de7056
  4. #80de56

Monochromatic

  1. #196e82
  2. #26a4c2
  3. #56c4de
  4. #96daea
  5. #d6f1f7

Shades

#56c4de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56c4de
  2. #4db0c8
  3. #459db2
  4. #3c899b
  5. #347685
  6. #2b626f
  7. #224e59
  8. #1a3b43
  9. #11272c
  10. #091416
  11. #000000

Tints

#56c4de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56c4de
  2. #67cae1
  3. #78d0e5
  4. #89d6e8
  5. #9adceb
  6. #abe2ef
  7. #bbe7f2
  8. #ccedf5
  9. #ddf3f8
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56c4de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56c4de
  2. #5abdd5
  3. #5eb6cb
  4. #63b0c2
  5. #67a9b8
  6. #6ba2af
  7. #6f9ba6
  8. #73949c
  9. #788e93
  10. #7c8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99bcc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bedf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb0de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96c1df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87b8de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0ccad3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56c4de {
  color: #56c4de;
}
Background
.bg-56c4de {
  background-color: #56c4de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56c4de {
  border: 2px solid #56c4de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56c4de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 196 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56c4de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56c4de, #5680de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56c4de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 196 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.11 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.18 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.38 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.45 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.64 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.12 #a93b21 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56c4de  rgb(86, 196, 222)  hsl(191, 67%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#de7056  rgb(222, 112, 86)  hsl(11, 67%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#de56c4  rgb(222, 86, 196)  hsl(311, 67%, 60%)  Orchid
#c4de56  rgb(196, 222, 86)  hsl(71, 67%, 60%)  June Bud