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Recognised as Colour

#56B1EB

  • #56B1EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#56B1EB is a blue with RGB values 86, 177, 235 and HSL 203°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#56B1EB#56B1EB
HEX#56B1EB
RGBrgb(86, 177, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6941, 0.9216
RGB percentages33.7%, 69.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(203.4, 78.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 63.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK63.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,681,643
CSS custom property--colour: #56B1EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#A94E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2Light skyblue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB9056
Analogous#56EBDA, #5667EB
Triadic#EB56B1, #B1EB56
Split complementary#EB5667, #EBDB56
Tetradic#DA56EB, #EB9056, #66EB56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF0FB
Lighter +20%#B1DBF6
Lighter +10%#84C6F0
Darker −10%#289CE6
Darker −20%#1781C4
Darker −30%#126396
Darker −40%#0C4569
More saturated +25%#42B5FF
Less saturated −25%#6EACD3

Channel breakdown

R86
G177
B235
Red86 (33.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue203.36°
Saturation (HSL)78.84%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G B1 · B EB

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