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#56CCF3

#56ccf3 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56ccf3 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 80% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.61% cyan, 16.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 194.9°, with 86.74% saturation and 64.51% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.5164

Complementary

  1. #56ccf3
  2. #f37d56

Split complementary

  1. #56ccf3
  2. #f3567e
  3. #f3cb56

Analogous

  1. #56f3cb
  2. #56ccf3
  3. #567ef3

Triadic

  1. #56ccf3
  2. #f356cc
  3. #ccf356

Tetradic

  1. #56ccf3
  2. #7d56f3
  3. #f37d56
  4. #ccf356

Square

  1. #56ccf3
  2. #cb56f3
  3. #f37d56
  4. #7ef356

Monochromatic

  1. #0c7ea4
  2. #11b5ec
  3. #56ccf3
  4. #9de2f8
  5. #e5f7fd

Shades

#56ccf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56ccf3
  2. #4db8db
  3. #45a3c2
  4. #3c8faa
  5. #347a92
  6. #2b667a
  7. #225261
  8. #1a3d49
  9. #112931
  10. #091418
  11. #000000

Tints

#56ccf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56ccf3
  2. #67d1f4
  3. #78d6f5
  4. #89dbf7
  5. #9ae0f8
  6. #abe6f9
  7. #bbebfa
  8. #ccf0fb
  9. #ddf5fd
  10. #eefafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56ccf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56ccf3
  2. #5ac4e8
  3. #5ebddc
  4. #63b5d1
  5. #67aec5
  6. #6ba6ba
  7. #6f9eae
  8. #7397a3
  9. #788f97
  10. #7c888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fc4d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c8f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b7f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99c9f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88c0f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56ccf3 {
  color: #56ccf3;
}
Background
.bg-56ccf3 {
  background-color: #56ccf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56ccf3 {
  border: 2px solid #56ccf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56ccf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 204 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 87% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56ccf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56ccf3, #567ef3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56ccf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 204 243 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.60 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.90 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.33 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.62 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.48 #a9330c Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56ccf3  rgb(86, 204, 243)  hsl(195, 87%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#f37d56  rgb(243, 125, 86)  hsl(15, 87%, 65%)  Coral
#f356cc  rgb(243, 86, 204)  hsl(315, 87%, 65%)  Rose Pink
#ccf356  rgb(204, 243, 86)  hsl(75, 87%, 65%)  Inchworm