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Recognised as Colour

#56AFCA

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

#56AFCA is a cyan with RGB values 86, 175, 202 and HSL 194°, 52%, 56%. 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

#56AFCA#56AFCA
HEX#56AFCA
RGBrgb(86, 175, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6863, 0.7922
RGB percentages33.7%, 68.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(194, 52.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 57.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK57.4%, 13.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,681,098
CSS custom property--colour: #56AFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 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#A95035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FABCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 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 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Light blue · ΔE 21.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7156
Analogous#56CAAB, #5675CA
Triadic#CA56AF, #AFCA56
Split complementary#CA5675, #CAAB56
Tetradic#AB56CA, #CA7156, #75CA56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F9FB
Lighter +30%#CAE6EF
Lighter +20%#A4D4E2
Lighter +10%#7DC1D6
Darker −10%#3998B4
Darker −20%#2C778E
Darker −30%#205667
Darker −40%#143640
More saturated +25%#3ABEE6
Less saturated −25%#72A0AE

Channel breakdown

R86
G175
B202
Red86 (33.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue193.97°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G AF · B CA

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