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Recognised as Colour

#56A3BF

  • #56A3BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#56A3BF is a cyan with RGB values 86, 163, 191 and HSL 196°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#56A3BF#56A3BF
HEX#56A3BF
RGBrgb(86, 163, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6392, 0.749
RGB percentages33.7%, 63.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(196, 45.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 55%, 74.9%)
CMYK55%, 14.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,678,015
CSS custom property--colour: #56A3BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#A95C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A0C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8494BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7256
Analogous#56BFA7, #566FBF
Triadic#BF56A3, #A3BF56
Split complementary#BF566F, #BFA756
Tetradic#A756BF, #BF7256, #6FBF56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF4F7
Lighter +30%#C5DFE9
Lighter +20%#A0CBDB
Lighter +10%#7BB7CD
Darker −10%#3E89A4
Darker −20%#306A7F
Darker −30%#224B5A
Darker −40%#142C35
More saturated +25%#39B1DC
Less saturated −25%#7395A2

Channel breakdown

R86
G163
B191
Red86 (33.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL)45.06%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G A3 · B BF

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