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#56D1EA

#56d1ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56d1ea is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 81.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.25% cyan, 10.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 190.14°, with 77.89% saturation and 62.75% 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 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.28.

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Relative luminance0.5352

Complementary

  1. #56d1ea
  2. #ea6f56

Split complementary

  1. #56d1ea
  2. #ea5687
  3. #eab956

Analogous

  1. #56eab9
  2. #56d1ea
  3. #5687ea

Triadic

  1. #56d1ea
  2. #ea56d1
  3. #d1ea56

Tetradic

  1. #56d1ea
  2. #6f56ea
  3. #ea6f56
  4. #d1ea56

Square

  1. #56d1ea
  2. #b956ea
  3. #ea6f56
  4. #87ea56

Monochromatic

  1. #127f95
  2. #1bb9d9
  3. #56d1ea
  4. #9ae4f2
  5. #def6fb

Shades

#56d1ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56d1ea
  2. #4dbcd3
  3. #45a7bb
  4. #3c92a4
  5. #347d8c
  6. #2b6975
  7. #22545e
  8. #1a3f46
  9. #112a2f
  10. #091517
  11. #000000

Tints

#56d1ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56d1ea
  2. #67d6ec
  3. #78daee
  4. #89dff0
  5. #9ae3f2
  6. #abe8f5
  7. #bbedf7
  8. #ccf1f9
  9. #ddf6fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56d1ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56d1ea
  2. #5ac9df
  3. #5ec1d5
  4. #63b9ca
  5. #67b1c0
  6. #6ba9b5
  7. #6fa0aa
  8. #7398a0
  9. #789095
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1c8d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #becaeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9baea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fcdeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fc4ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d7e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56d1ea {
  color: #56d1ea;
}
Background
.bg-56d1ea {
  background-color: #56d1ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56d1ea {
  border: 2px solid #56d1ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56d1ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 209 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56d1ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56d1ea, #5687ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56d1ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 209 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.31 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.36 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.13 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.79 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.16 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.29 #a92e15 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56d1ea  rgb(86, 209, 234)  hsl(190, 78%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ea6f56  rgb(234, 111, 86)  hsl(10, 78%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#ea56d1  rgb(234, 86, 209)  hsl(310, 78%, 63%)  Orchid
#d1ea56  rgb(209, 234, 86)  hsl(70, 78%, 63%)  Pear