#56A2E8#56A2E8
#56A2E8 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.128 H 248.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A2E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 162, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.68, -2.40, -42.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.68, 42.32, 266.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.37% -0.0472 -0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.37% 0.128 248.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3182, 33.6422, 81.1714) |
| Luminance | 0.3365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.05
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.88
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.30
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.33
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.16
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A2E8 #E89C56
analogous
#56E8E5 #56A2E8 #5659E8
triadic
#56A2E8 #E856A2 #A2E856
tetradic
#56A2E8 #E556E8 #E89C56 #59E856
square
#56A2E8 #E556E8 #E89C56 #59E856
split-complementary
#56A2E8 #E85659 #E8E556
monochromatic
#1765AC #2084E1 #56A2E8 #8CC0EF #C2DDF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#56A2E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#56A2E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56A2E8
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A2E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A2E8 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A5EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7097E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a2e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 162, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.128 248.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92bdef',
500: '#56a2e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a2e8; $custom-light: #92bdef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a2e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 162,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.767,
"s": 76.042,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69369,
"c": 0.12827,
"h": 248.4
},
"luminance": 0.33645
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A2E8
secondary
#E8CCB2
accent
#6F0DD8
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184