#56B5EC

#56B5EC

Color Values

HEX

#56B5EC

RGB

86, 181, 236

HSL

202.0, 79.8%, 63.1%

HSV

202.0, 63.6%, 92.5%

CMYK

63.6%, 23.3%, 0.0%, 7.5%

OKLCH

0.7381 0.1198 236.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: deepskyblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#56B5EC

#EC8D56

Analogous

#56ECD8

#566AEC

#56B5EC

Triadic

#56B5EC

#EC56B5

#B5EC56

Split Complementary

#56B5EC

#EC566A

#ECD856

Tetradic

#56B5EC

#D856EC

#EC8D56

#6AEC56

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#56B5EC

Protanopia

#7F80DF

Deuteranopia

#7A72DC

Tritanopia

#5BD4D2

Achromatopsia

#A5A5A5

CSS Usage

background-color: #56B5EC;
color: #56B5EC;
border-color: #56B5EC;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 400 #38BDF8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F9FD
100
#E1F0F9
200
#BFE3F8
300
#91CFF3
400
#55B5EC
500
#1A9BE5
600
#157CB7
700
#106393
800
#0D4D73
900
#0E3A53
950
#092435

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.22:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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