#56A5BD Color

#56A5BD is rgb(86, 165, 189) in RGB and hsl(194, 44%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A5BD

HEX#56A5BD

RGBrgb(86, 165, 189)

HSLhsl(194, 44%, 54%)

HSVhsv(194, 54%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.085 220.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A5BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A5BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A5BD Complementary#BD6E56 Analogous#56BDA2 Analogous#5672BD Triadic#BD56A5 Triadic#A5BD56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A5BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CB1C6 #86BFD0 #9CCAD8 #B2D6E1 #C8E2EA #E2EFF4

Shades

#4394AD #397E93 #2F6879 #244F5C #1A3942 #102328

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