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Recognised as Colour

#56B2FF

  • #56B2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#56B2FF is a blue with RGB values 86, 178, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#56B2FF#56B2FF
HEX#56B2FF
RGBrgb(86, 178, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.698, 1
RGB percentages33.7%, 69.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.3, 100%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 66.3%, 100%)
CMYK66.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,681,919
CSS custom property--colour: #56B2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#A94D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA356
Analogous#56FFF7, #565EFF
Triadic#FF56B2, #B2FF56
Split complementary#FF565E, #FFF756
Tetradic#F756FF, #FFA356, #5EFF56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF8FF
Lighter +20%#BCE0FF
Lighter +10%#89C9FF
Darker −10%#239BFF
Darker −20%#0082EF
Darker −30%#0066BC
Darker −40%#004B89
More saturated +25%#56B2FF
Less saturated −25%#6BB0EA

Channel breakdown

R86
G178
B255
Red86 (33.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G B2 · B FF

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