Colour

#56D4EB

#56D4EB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#56D4EB is a cyan with RGB values 86, 212, 235 and HSL 189°, 79%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#56D4EB

RGBrgb(86, 212, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.8314, 0.9216

RGB percentages33.7%, 83.1%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(189.3, 78.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 63.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK63.4%, 9.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,690,603

CSS custom property--colour: #56D4EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#A92B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2CDECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACBDEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00DEDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4 Light blue · ΔE 20.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EB6D56

Analogous#56EBB8, #568AEB

Triadic#EB56D4, #D4EB56

Split complementary#EB5689, #EBB856

Tetradic#B856EB, #EB6D56, #8AEB56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFF7FB

Lighter +20%#B1EBF6

Lighter +10%#84E0F0

Darker −10%#28C8E6

Darker −20%#17A9C4

Darker −30%#128296

Darker −40%#0C5A69

More saturated +25%#42E2FF

Less saturated −25%#6EC4D3

Channel breakdown

R86

G212

B235

Red86 (33.7%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue189.26°

Saturation (HSL)78.84%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G D4 · B EB

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Colour values

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