#56BAE1 Color

#56BAE1 is rgb(86, 186, 225) in RGB and hsl(197, 70%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#56BAE1

HEX#56BAE1

RGBrgb(86, 186, 225)

HSLhsl(197, 70%, 61%)

HSVhsv(197, 62%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.108 226.7)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 17%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #56BAE1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56BAE1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#56BAE1 Complementary#E17D56 Analogous#56E1C3 Analogous#5674E1 Triadic#E156BA Triadic#BAE156

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #56BAE1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CC3E5 #86CDEA #9BD6ED #B1DFF1 #C7E8F5 #E1F3FA

Shades

#33ACDB #2296C3 #1C7BA0 #155D79 #0F4257 #092834

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