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Recognised as Colour

#56AED2

  • #56AED2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#56AED2 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 174, 210 and HSL 197°, 58%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#56AED2#56AED2
HEX#56AED2
RGBrgb(86, 174, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6824, 0.8235
RGB percentages33.7%, 68.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(197.4, 57.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 59%, 82.4%)
CMYK59%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,680,850
CSS custom property--colour: #56AED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A9512D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BABD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#899ED2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Cadetblue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D27A56
Analogous#56D2B8, #5670D2
Triadic#D256AE, #AED256
Split complementary#D25670, #D2B856
Tetradic#B856D2, #D27A56, #70D256

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFD
Lighter +30%#CFE8F2
Lighter +20%#A7D5E7
Lighter +10%#7EC1DD
Darker −10%#3498C1
Darker −20%#297999
Darker −30%#1E5971
Darker −40%#133949
More saturated +25%#3BB9ED
Less saturated −25%#71A3B7

Channel breakdown

R86
G174
B210
Red86 (33.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue197.42°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G AE · B D2

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