#56A0C8 Color

#56A0C8 is rgb(86, 160, 200) in RGB and hsl(201, 51%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A0C8

HEX#56A0C8

RGBrgb(86, 160, 200)

HSLhsl(201, 51%, 56%)

HSVhsv(201, 57%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.095 234.2)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 20%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A0C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A0C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A0C8 Complementary#C87E56 Analogous#56C8B7 Analogous#5667C8 Triadic#C856A0 Triadic#A0C856

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A0C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DADD0 #84BAD7 #9BC7DF #B2D4E6 #C9E1EE #E0EEF5

Shades

#3D90BD #33799E #2A6483 #204C64 #183849 #0E202A

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