#56B5BC

#56B5BC

Color Values

HEX

#56B5BC

RGB

86, 181, 188

HSL

184.1, 43.2%, 53.7%

HSV

184.1, 54.3%, 73.7%

CMYK

54.3%, 3.7%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.7186 0.0899 201.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 0530-B40G Aqua

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#56B5BC

#BC5D56

Analogous

#56BC90

#5682BC

#56B5BC

Triadic

#56B5BC

#BC56B5

#B5BC56

Split Complementary

#56B5BC

#BC5682

#BC9056

Tetradic

#56B5BC

#9056BC

#BC5D56

#82BC56

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#56B5BC

Protanopia

#7F80BA

Deuteranopia

#7A72BA

Tritanopia

#5BB9B9

Achromatopsia

#A1A1A1

CSS Usage

background-color: #56B5BC;
color: #56B5BC;
border-color: #56B5BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5FAFA
100
#E7F3F4
200
#CCE9EB
300
#A7D9DC
400
#78C4C9
500
#48AFB7
600
#3A8C92
700
#2E7075
800
#24585B
900
#1E4143
950
#13292A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.41:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.73:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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