#56A0BD Color

#56A0BD is rgb(86, 160, 189) in RGB and hsl(197, 44%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A0BD

HEX#56A0BD

RGBrgb(86, 160, 189)

HSLhsl(197, 44%, 54%)

HSVhsv(197, 54%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.085 225.8)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A0BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A0BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A0BD Complementary#BD7356 Analogous#56BDA7 Analogous#566CBD Triadic#BD56A0 Triadic#A0BD56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A0BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CACC6 #86BBD0 #9CC7D8 #B2D4E1 #C8E0EA #E2EEF4

Shades

#438FAD #397993 #2F6479 #244C5C #1A3742 #102128

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