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#56CAEC

#56caec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56caec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 79.22% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.56% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 193.6°, with 79.79% saturation and 63.14% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.5028

Complementary

  1. #56caec
  2. #ec7856

Split complementary

  1. #56caec
  2. #ec567f
  3. #ecc356

Analogous

  1. #56ecc3
  2. #56caec
  3. #567fec

Triadic

  1. #56caec
  2. #ec56ca
  3. #caec56

Tetradic

  1. #56caec
  2. #7856ec
  3. #ec7856
  4. #caec56

Square

  1. #56caec
  2. #c356ec
  3. #ec7856
  4. #7fec56

Monochromatic

  1. #117998
  2. #19b0dd
  3. #56caec
  4. #9be0f4
  5. #e0f5fb

Shades

#56caec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56caec
  2. #4db6d4
  3. #45a2bd
  4. #3c8da5
  5. #34798e
  6. #2b6576
  7. #22515e
  8. #1a3d47
  9. #11282f
  10. #091418
  11. #000000

Tints

#56caec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56caec
  2. #67cfee
  3. #78d5f0
  4. #89daf2
  5. #9adff4
  6. #abe5f6
  7. #bbeaf7
  8. #cceff9
  9. #ddf4fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56caec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56caec
  2. #5ac3e1
  3. #5ebbd6
  4. #63b4cc
  5. #67acc1
  6. #6ba5b6
  7. #6f9eab
  8. #7396a0
  9. #788f96
  10. #7c878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b5ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c7ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88beec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56caec {
  color: #56caec;
}
Background
.bg-56caec {
  background-color: #56caec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56caec {
  border: 2px solid #56caec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56caec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 202 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56caec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56caec, #567fec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56caec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 202 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.78 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.34 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.63 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.12 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.19 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.04 #a93513 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56caec  rgb(86, 202, 236)  hsl(194, 80%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ec7856  rgb(236, 120, 86)  hsl(14, 80%, 63%)  Burnt Sienna
#ec56ca  rgb(236, 86, 202)  hsl(314, 80%, 63%)  Rose Pink
#caec56  rgb(202, 236, 86)  hsl(74, 80%, 63%)  June Bud