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Recognised as Colour

#56C2DE

  • #56C2DE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#56C2DE is a cyan with RGB values 86, 194, 222 and HSL 192°, 67%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#56C2DE#56C2DE
HEX#56C2DE
RGBrgb(86, 194, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.7608, 0.8706
RGB percentages33.7%, 76.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(192.4, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.4, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK61.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,685,982
CSS custom property--colour: #56C2DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#A93D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BDE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAEDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 19.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 20Cadetblue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE7256
Analogous#56DEB6, #567EDE
Triadic#DE56C2, #C2DE56
Split complementary#DE567E, #DEB656
Tetradic#B656DE, #DE7256, #7EDE56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6F0F7
Lighter +20%#ABE1EF
Lighter +10%#81D1E6
Darker −10%#2BB3D6
Darker −20%#2290AC
Darker −30%#196C82
Darker −40%#114957
More saturated +25%#3DD1F7
Less saturated −25%#6FB3C5

Channel breakdown

R86
G194
B222
Red86 (33.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue192.35°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G C2 · B DE

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