#56B2EB Color

#56B2EB is rgb(86, 178, 235) in RGB and hsl(203, 79%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56B2EB

HEX#56B2EB

RGBrgb(86, 178, 235)

HSLhsl(203, 79%, 63%)

HSVhsv(203, 63%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.12 238.7)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 24%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56B2EB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56B2EB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56B2EB Complementary#EB8F56 Analogous#56EBDA Analogous#5668EB Triadic#EB56B2 Triadic#B2EB56

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56B2EB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DBCEE #84C7F1 #9BD1F3 #B1DCF6 #C8E6F9 #DFF0FB

Shades

#32A1E7 #198BD2 #1473AD #105884 #0B3F60 #062437

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