#56A5CD Color

#56A5CD is rgb(86, 165, 205) in RGB and hsl(200, 54%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A5CD

HEX#56A5CD

RGBrgb(86, 165, 205)

HSLhsl(200, 54%, 57%)

HSVhsv(200, 58%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.097 232.7)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 20%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A5CD Complementary#CD7E56 Analogous#56CDB9 Analogous#566ACD Triadic#CD56A5 Triadic#A5CD56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EB2D4 #85BEDB #9DCBE2 #B0D5E8 #C8E2EF #E0EEF6

Shades

#3993C0 #317EA5 #286686 #20516A #16394B #0E242F

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