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#56DCEF

#56dcef ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56dcef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 86.27% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.02% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 187.45°, 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 7.7.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.594

Complementary

  1. #56dcef
  2. #ef6956

Split complementary

  1. #56dcef
  2. #ef5690
  3. #efb656

Analogous

  1. #56efb6
  2. #56dcef
  3. #5690ef

Triadic

  1. #56dcef
  2. #ef56dc
  3. #dcef56

Tetradic

  1. #56dcef
  2. #6956ef
  3. #ef6956
  4. #dcef56

Square

  1. #56dcef
  2. #b656ef
  3. #ef6956
  4. #90ef56

Monochromatic

  1. #0f8b9d
  2. #15cae3
  3. #56dcef
  4. #9ceaf6
  5. #e2f9fc

Shades

#56dcef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56dcef
  2. #4dc6d7
  3. #45b0bf
  4. #3c9aa7
  5. #34848f
  6. #2b6e78
  7. #225860
  8. #1a4248
  9. #112c30
  10. #091618
  11. #000000

Tints

#56dcef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56dcef
  2. #67e0f1
  3. #78e3f2
  4. #89e7f4
  5. #9aeaf5
  6. #abeef7
  7. #bbf1f9
  8. #ccf5fa
  9. #ddf8fc
  10. #eefcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56dcef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56dcef
  2. #5ad3e4
  3. #5ecad9
  4. #63c0ce
  5. #67b7c3
  6. #6baeb8
  7. #6fa5ac
  8. #739ca1
  9. #789296
  10. #7c898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d2da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cad4f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3c3ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8d7f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97ceef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56dcef {
  color: #56dcef;
}
Background
.bg-56dcef {
  background-color: #56dcef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56dcef {
  border: 2px solid #56dcef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56dcef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 220 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56dcef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56dcef, #5690ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56dcef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 220 239 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.70 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.72 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.58 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.59 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.81 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.00 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.59 #a92310 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#56dcef  rgb(86, 220, 239)  hsl(187, 83%, 64%)  Electric Blue
#ef6956  rgb(239, 105, 86)  hsl(7, 83%, 64%)  Terra Cotta
#ef56dc  rgb(239, 86, 220)  hsl(307, 83%, 64%)  Orchid
#dcef56  rgb(220, 239, 86)  hsl(67, 83%, 64%)  Pear