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#56EAFF

#56eaff ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56eaff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 91.76% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.27% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 187.46°, with 100% saturation and 66.86% 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 14.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.6804

Complementary

  1. #56eaff
  2. #ff6b56

Split complementary

  1. #56eaff
  2. #ff5695
  3. #ffc056

Analogous

  1. #56ffc0
  2. #56eaff
  3. #5695ff

Triadic

  1. #56eaff
  2. #ff56ea
  3. #eaff56

Tetradic

  1. #56eaff
  2. #6b56ff
  3. #ff6b56
  4. #eaff56

Square

  1. #56eaff
  2. #c056ff
  3. #ff6b56
  4. #95ff56

Monochromatic

  1. #00a5bc
  2. #09e0ff
  3. #56eaff
  4. #a2f3ff
  5. #ebfcff

Shades

#56eaff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56eaff
  2. #4dd3e6
  3. #45bbcc
  4. #3ca4b3
  5. #348c99
  6. #2b7580
  7. #225e66
  8. #1a464d
  9. #112f33
  10. #09171a
  11. #000000

Tints

#56eaff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56eaff
  2. #67ecff
  3. #78eeff
  4. #89f0ff
  5. #9af2ff
  6. #abf5ff
  7. #bbf7ff
  8. #ccf9ff
  9. #ddfbff
  10. #eefdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56eaff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56eaff
  2. #5adff2
  3. #5ed5e6
  4. #63cad9
  5. #67c0cc
  6. #6bb5c0
  7. #6faab3
  8. #73a0a6
  9. #789599
  10. #7c8b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2dfe8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6e2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #becfff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f4f0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2e5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fdbff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f0f6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56eaff {
  color: #56eaff;
}
Background
.bg-56eaff {
  background-color: #56eaff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56eaff {
  border: 2px solid #56eaff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56eaff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 234 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56eaff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56eaff, #5695ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56eaff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 234 255 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.75 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 9.03 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 9.03 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.12 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.73 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.77 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.97 #a91500 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#56eaff  rgb(86, 234, 255)  hsl(187, 100%, 67%)  Electric Blue
#ff6b56  rgb(255, 107, 86)  hsl(7, 100%, 67%)  Bittersweet
#ff56ea  rgb(255, 86, 234)  hsl(307, 100%, 67%)  Fuchsia Pink
#eaff56  rgb(234, 255, 86)  hsl(67, 100%, 67%)  Lemon Lime