#56AEE1 Color

#56AEE1 is rgb(86, 174, 225) in RGB and hsl(202, 70%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56AEE1

HEX#56AEE1

RGBrgb(86, 174, 225)

HSLhsl(202, 70%, 61%)

HSVhsv(202, 62%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.113 236.7)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 23%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56AEE1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56AEE1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56AEE1 Complementary#E18956 Analogous#56E1CF Analogous#5668E1 Triadic#E156AE Triadic#AEE156

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56AEE1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CB8E5 #86C5EA #9BCFED #B1DAF1 #C7E4F5 #E1F0FA

Shades

#339EDB #2288C3 #1C70A0 #155579 #0F3D57 #092434

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