#56A6C8 Color

#56A6C8 is rgb(86, 166, 200) in RGB and hsl(198, 51%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A6C8

HEX#56A6C8

RGBrgb(86, 166, 200)

HSLhsl(198, 51%, 56%)

HSVhsv(198, 57%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.093 228.1)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 17%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A6C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A6C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A6C8 Complementary#C87856 Analogous#56C8B1 Analogous#566CC8 Triadic#C856A6 Triadic#A6C856

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A6C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB2D0 #84BED7 #9BCADF #B2D6E6 #C9E3EE #E0EFF5

Shades

#3D96BD #337E9E #2A6883 #205064 #183A49 #0E222A

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