#56A5E1 Color

#56A5E1 is rgb(86, 165, 225) in RGB and hsl(206, 70%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A5E1

HEX#56A5E1

RGBrgb(86, 165, 225)

HSLhsl(206, 70%, 61%)

HSVhsv(206, 62%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.118 243.6)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 27%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A5E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A5E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A5E1 Complementary#E19256 Analogous#56E1D8 Analogous#565FE1 Triadic#E156A5 Triadic#A5E156

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A5E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CB0E5 #86BEEA #9BCAED #B1D5F1 #C7E1F5 #E1EFFA

Shades

#3392DB #227DC3 #1C67A0 #154E79 #0F3857 #092134

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