#56A4DC Color

#56A4DC is rgb(86, 164, 220) in RGB and hsl(205, 66%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A4DC

HEX#56A4DC

RGBrgb(86, 164, 220)

HSLhsl(205, 66%, 60%)

HSVhsv(205, 61%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.113 242.1)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A4DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A4DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A4DC Complementary#DC8E56 Analogous#56DCD1 Analogous#5661DC Triadic#DC56A4 Triadic#A4DC56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A4DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB0E1 #84BDE6 #99C9EA #B3D6EF #C8E1F4 #E1EFF9

Shades

#3492D5 #267DBA #1F6698 #184F77 #113955 #0A2233

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