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#56CBEF

#56cbef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56cbef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 79.61% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.02% cyan, 15.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.12°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.5092

Complementary

  1. #56cbef
  2. #ef7a56

Split complementary

  1. #56cbef
  2. #ef567f
  3. #efc756

Analogous

  1. #56efc7
  2. #56cbef
  3. #567fef

Triadic

  1. #56cbef
  2. #ef56cb
  3. #cbef56

Tetradic

  1. #56cbef
  2. #7a56ef
  3. #ef7a56
  4. #cbef56

Square

  1. #56cbef
  2. #c756ef
  3. #ef7a56
  4. #7fef56

Monochromatic

  1. #0f7c9d
  2. #15b3e3
  3. #56cbef
  4. #9ce1f6
  5. #e2f6fc

Shades

#56cbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56cbef
  2. #4db7d7
  3. #45a2bf
  4. #3c8ea7
  5. #347a8f
  6. #2b6678
  7. #225160
  8. #1a3d48
  9. #112930
  10. #091418
  11. #000000

Tints

#56cbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56cbef
  2. #67d0f1
  3. #78d5f2
  4. #89dbf4
  5. #9ae0f5
  6. #abe5f7
  7. #bbeaf9
  8. #cceffa
  9. #ddf5fc
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56cbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56cbef
  2. #5ac4e4
  3. #5ebcd9
  4. #63b5ce
  5. #67adc3
  6. #6ba6b8
  7. #6f9eac
  8. #7397a1
  9. #788f96
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec3d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c6f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b6ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99c8f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88bfef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56cbef {
  color: #56cbef;
}
Background
.bg-56cbef {
  background-color: #56cbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56cbef {
  border: 2px solid #56cbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56cbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 203 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56cbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56cbef, #567fef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56cbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 203 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.65 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.91 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.23 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.77 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.16 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.24 #a93410 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56cbef  rgb(86, 203, 239)  hsl(194, 83%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ef7a56  rgb(239, 122, 86)  hsl(14, 83%, 64%)  Burnt Sienna
#ef56cb  rgb(239, 86, 203)  hsl(314, 83%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#cbef56  rgb(203, 239, 86)  hsl(74, 83%, 64%)  Inchworm