#56AABD Color

#56AABD is rgb(86, 170, 189) in RGB and hsl(191, 44%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56AABD

HEX#56AABD

RGBrgb(86, 170, 189)

HSLhsl(191, 44%, 54%)

HSVhsv(191, 54%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.086 214.4)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 10%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#56AABD Complementary#BD6956 Analogous#56BD9D Analogous#5677BD Triadic#BD56AA Triadic#AABD56

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#6CB5C6 #86C2D0 #9CCDD8 #B2D8E1 #C8E3EA #E2F0F4

Shades

#4399AD #398293 #2F6C79 #24525C #1A3B42 #102428

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