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#56CCF5

#56ccf5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56ccf5 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 80% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.9% cyan, 16.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 195.47°, with 88.83% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.5176

Complementary

  1. #56ccf5
  2. #f57f56

Split complementary

  1. #56ccf5
  2. #f5567c
  3. #f5ce56

Analogous

  1. #56f5ce
  2. #56ccf5
  3. #567cf5

Triadic

  1. #56ccf5
  2. #f556cc
  3. #ccf556

Tetradic

  1. #56ccf5
  2. #7f56f5
  3. #f57f56
  4. #ccf556

Square

  1. #56ccf5
  2. #ce56f5
  3. #f57f56
  4. #7cf556

Monochromatic

  1. #0a7fa8
  2. #0eb6f0
  3. #56ccf5
  4. #9ee2f9
  5. #e6f8fe

Shades

#56ccf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56ccf5
  2. #4db8dd
  3. #45a3c4
  4. #3c8fac
  5. #347a93
  6. #2b667b
  7. #225262
  8. #1a3d4a
  9. #112931
  10. #091419
  11. #000000

Tints

#56ccf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56ccf5
  2. #67d1f6
  3. #78d6f7
  4. #89dbf8
  5. #9ae0f9
  6. #abe6fa
  7. #bbebfb
  8. #ccf0fc
  9. #ddf5fd
  10. #eefafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56ccf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56ccf5
  2. #5ac4e9
  3. #5ebdde
  4. #63b5d2
  5. #67aec6
  6. #6ba6bb
  7. #6f9eaf
  8. #7397a3
  9. #788f97
  10. #7c888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fc4d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c8f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb7f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c9f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88c0f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56ccf5 {
  color: #56ccf5;
}
Background
.bg-56ccf5 {
  background-color: #56ccf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56ccf5 {
  border: 2px solid #56ccf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56ccf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 204 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 89% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56ccf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56ccf5, #567cf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56ccf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 204 245 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.66 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.80 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.96 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.16 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.67 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.55 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.53 #a9330a Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56ccf5  rgb(86, 204, 245)  hsl(195, 89%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#f57f56  rgb(245, 127, 86)  hsl(15, 89%, 65%)  Coral
#f556cc  rgb(245, 86, 204)  hsl(315, 89%, 65%)  Rose Pink
#ccf556  rgb(204, 245, 86)  hsl(75, 89%, 65%)  Inchworm