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#56CAEE

#56caee ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56caee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.87% cyan, 15.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 194.21°, with 81.72% saturation and 63.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5039

Complementary

  1. #56caee
  2. #ee7a56

Split complementary

  1. #56caee
  2. #ee567e
  3. #eec656

Analogous

  1. #56eec6
  2. #56caee
  3. #567eee

Triadic

  1. #56caee
  2. #ee56ca
  3. #caee56

Tetradic

  1. #56caee
  2. #7a56ee
  3. #ee7a56
  4. #caee56

Square

  1. #56caee
  2. #c656ee
  3. #ee7a56
  4. #7eee56

Monochromatic

  1. #107a9b
  2. #17b1e1
  3. #56caee
  4. #9ce0f5
  5. #e1f6fc

Shades

#56caee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56caee
  2. #4db6d6
  3. #45a2be
  4. #3c8da7
  5. #34798f
  6. #2b6577
  7. #22515f
  8. #1a3d47
  9. #112830
  10. #091418
  11. #000000

Tints

#56caee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56caee
  2. #67cff0
  3. #78d5f1
  4. #89daf3
  5. #9adff5
  6. #abe5f7
  7. #bbeaf8
  8. #cceffa
  9. #ddf4fc
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56caee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56caee
  2. #5ac3e3
  3. #5ebbd8
  4. #63b4cd
  5. #67acc2
  6. #6ba5b7
  7. #6f9eac
  8. #7396a1
  9. #788f96
  10. #7c878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec2d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c5f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb5ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c7ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88beee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56caee {
  color: #56caee;
}
Background
.bg-56caee {
  background-color: #56caee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56caee {
  border: 2px solid #56caee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56caee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 202 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56caee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56caee, #567eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56caee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 202 238 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.67 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.20 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.90 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.09 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.66 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.01 #a93511 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56caee  rgb(86, 202, 238)  hsl(194, 82%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ee7a56  rgb(238, 122, 86)  hsl(14, 82%, 64%)  Burnt Sienna
#ee56ca  rgb(238, 86, 202)  hsl(314, 82%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#caee56  rgb(202, 238, 86)  hsl(74, 82%, 64%)  Inchworm