#56A4BD Color

#56A4BD is rgb(86, 164, 189) in RGB and hsl(195, 44%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A4BD

HEX#56A4BD

RGBrgb(86, 164, 189)

HSLhsl(195, 44%, 54%)

HSVhsv(195, 54%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.085 221.2)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 13%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A4BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A4BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A4BD Complementary#BD7056 Analogous#56BDA4 Analogous#5670BD Triadic#BD56A4 Triadic#A4BD56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A4BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CAFC6 #86BDD0 #9CC9D8 #B2D5E1 #C8E1EA #E2EFF4

Shades

#4392AD #397C93 #2F6779 #244E5C #1A3842 #102228

Use #56A4BD in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex