#56B5EB

#56B5EB

Color Values

HEX

#56B5EB

RGB

86, 181, 235

HSL

201.7, 78.8%, 62.9%

HSV

201.7, 63.4%, 92.2%

CMYK

63.4%, 23.0%, 0.0%, 7.8%

OKLCH

0.7377 0.1188 236.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: deepskyblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#56B5EB

#EB8C56

Analogous

#56EBD6

#566AEB

#56B5EB

Triadic

#56B5EB

#EB56B5

#B5EB56

Split Complementary

#56B5EB

#EB566A

#EBD656

Tetradic

#56B5EB

#D656EB

#EB8C56

#6AEB56

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#56B5EB

Protanopia

#7F80DE

Deuteranopia

#7A72DB

Tritanopia

#5BD4D1

Achromatopsia

#A5A5A5

CSS Usage

background-color: #56B5EB;
color: #56B5EB;
border-color: #56B5EB;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 400 #38BDF8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F9FC
100
#E1F0F9
200
#BFE3F7
300
#92CFF2
400
#56B5EB
500
#1B9BE4
600
#167CB6
700
#116392
800
#0E4E72
900
#0E3A53
950
#092534

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.2:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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