#56A5B3 Color

#56A5B3 is rgb(86, 165, 179) in RGB and hsl(189, 38%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A5B3

HEX#56A5B3

RGBrgb(86, 165, 179)

HSLhsl(189, 38%, 52%)

HSVhsv(189, 52%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.08 210.4)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 8%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A5B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A5B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A5B3 Complementary#B36456 Analogous#56B393 Analogous#5677B3 Triadic#B356A5 Triadic#A5B356

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A5B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6FB2BE #84BDC8 #9CCBD3 #B2D6DC #CAE3E7 #DFEEF1

Shades

#47919E #3C7B86 #31646D #285158 #1C3A3F #112427

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