#56A4C8 Color

#56A4C8 is rgb(86, 164, 200) in RGB and hsl(199, 51%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A4C8

HEX#56A4C8

RGBrgb(86, 164, 200)

HSLhsl(199, 51%, 56%)

HSVhsv(199, 57%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.093 230.2)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 18%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A4C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A4C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A4C8 Complementary#C87A56 Analogous#56C8B3 Analogous#566BC8 Triadic#C856A4 Triadic#A4C856

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A4C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB0D0 #84BDD7 #9BC9DF #B2D6E6 #C9E2EE #E0EEF5

Shades

#3D94BD #337C9E #2A6783 #204F64 #183A49 #0E212A

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