#56A1CD Color

#56A1CD is rgb(86, 161, 205) in RGB and hsl(202, 54%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A1CD

HEX#56A1CD

RGBrgb(86, 161, 205)

HSLhsl(202, 54%, 57%)

HSVhsv(202, 58%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.099 236.5)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A1CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A1CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A1CD Complementary#CD8256 Analogous#56CDBD Analogous#5666CD Triadic#CD56A1 Triadic#A1CD56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A1CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EAED4 #85BBDB #9DC8E2 #B0D3E8 #C8E0EF #E0EEF6

Shades

#398FC0 #317BA5 #286386 #204F6A #16374B #0E232F

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