#56A8E6 Color

#56A8E6 is rgb(86, 168, 230) in RGB and hsl(206, 74%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56A8E6

HEX#56A8E6

RGBrgb(86, 168, 230)

HSLhsl(206, 74%, 62%)

HSVhsv(206, 63%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.121 243.6)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 27%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56A8E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A8E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56A8E6 Complementary#E69556 Analogous#56E6DC Analogous#5660E6 Triadic#E656A8 Triadic#A8E656

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56A8E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB3E9 #83BFEC #99CAF0 #B4D8F4 #CAE3F7 #E0EFFA

Shades

#3395E1 #1E7EC8 #1968A4 #135181 #0E3B5D #082235

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