#56B5CD

#56B5CD

Color Values

HEX

#56B5CD

RGB

86, 181, 205

HSL

192.1, 54.3%, 57.1%

HSV

192.1, 58.0%, 80.4%

CMYK

58.0%, 11.7%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.725 0.0956 216.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Maximum Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#56B5CD

#CD6E56

Analogous

#56CDAA

#567ACD

#56B5CD

Triadic

#56B5CD

#CD56B5

#B5CD56

Split Complementary

#56B5CD

#CD567A

#CDAA56

Tetradic

#56B5CD

#AA56CD

#CD6E56

#7ACD56

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#56B5CD

Protanopia

#7F80C7

Deuteranopia

#7A72C6

Tritanopia

#5BC3C2

Achromatopsia

#A3A3A3

CSS Usage

background-color: #56B5CD;
color: #56B5CD;
border-color: #56B5CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F9FB
100
#E5F2F5
200
#C8E7EF
300
#A1D6E3
400
#6DBFD4
500
#3AA9C5
600
#2F879D
700
#256C7E
800
#1D5462
900
#193F48
950
#10282E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.36:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.89:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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