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#56C8EB

#56c8eb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56c8eb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 78.43% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.4% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 194.09°, with 78.84% saturation and 62.94% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.4929

Complementary

  1. #56c8eb
  2. #eb7956

Split complementary

  1. #56c8eb
  2. #eb567e
  3. #ebc356

Analogous

  1. #56ebc3
  2. #56c8eb
  3. #567eeb

Triadic

  1. #56c8eb
  2. #eb56c8
  3. #c8eb56

Tetradic

  1. #56c8eb
  2. #7956eb
  3. #eb7956
  4. #c8eb56

Square

  1. #56c8eb
  2. #c356eb
  3. #eb7956
  4. #7eeb56

Monochromatic

  1. #127796
  2. #1aaddb
  3. #56c8eb
  4. #9adef3
  5. #dff5fb

Shades

#56c8eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56c8eb
  2. #4db4d4
  3. #45a0bc
  4. #3c8ca5
  5. #34788d
  6. #2b6476
  7. #22505e
  8. #1a3c47
  9. #11282f
  10. #091418
  11. #000000

Tints

#56c8eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56c8eb
  2. #67ceed
  3. #78d3ef
  4. #89d9f1
  5. #9adef3
  6. #abe4f5
  7. #bbe9f7
  8. #cceff9
  9. #ddf4fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56c8eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56c8eb
  2. #5ac1e0
  3. #5ebad6
  4. #63b2cb
  5. #67abc0
  6. #6ba4b6
  7. #6f9dab
  8. #7396a0
  9. #788e95
  10. #7c878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc0d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c3ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb4eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97c5ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87bceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56c8eb {
  color: #56c8eb;
}
Background
.bg-56c8eb {
  background-color: #56c8eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56c8eb {
  border: 2px solid #56c8eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56c8eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 200 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 79% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56c8eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56c8eb, #567eeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56c8eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 200 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.39 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.12 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.12 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.73 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.42 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.57 #a93714 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56c8eb  rgb(86, 200, 235)  hsl(194, 79%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#eb7956  rgb(235, 121, 86)  hsl(14, 79%, 63%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb56c8  rgb(235, 86, 200)  hsl(314, 79%, 63%)  Rose Pink
#c8eb56  rgb(200, 235, 86)  hsl(74, 79%, 63%)  June Bud