Colour

#56B6CD

#56B6CD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#56B6CD is a cyan with RGB values 86, 182, 205 and HSL 192°, 54%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#56B6CD

RGBrgb(86, 182, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7137, 0.8039

RGB percentages33.7%, 71.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(191.6, 54.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 58%, 80.4%)

CMYK58%, 11.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,682,893

CSS custom property--colour: #56B6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#A94932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6B1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A4CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1 Light blue · ΔE 20 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD6D56

Analogous#56CDA8, #567BCD

Triadic#CD56B6, #B6CD56

Split complementary#CD567B, #CDA856

Tetradic#A856CD, #CD6D56, #7ACD56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3FAFC

Lighter +30%#CCE9F0

Lighter +20%#A5D8E4

Lighter +10%#7DC7D9

Darker −10%#37A0B9

Darker −20%#2B7E92

Darker −30%#205C6A

Darker −40%#143A43

More saturated +25%#3BC7E8

Less saturated −25%#71A5B2

Channel breakdown

R86

G182

B205

Red86 (33.7%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue191.6°

Saturation (HSL)54.34%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G B6 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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