#56A2ED#56A2ED
#56A2ED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.134 H 250.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A2ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 162, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 31.6%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.91, -0.76, -44.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.91, 44.64, 269.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.63% -0.0458 -0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.63% 0.134 250.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0385, 33.9304, 84.9651) |
| Luminance | 0.3393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.30
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.67
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.24
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.07
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A2ED #EDA156
analogous
#56EDEC #56A2ED #5656ED
triadic
#56A2ED #ED56A2 #A2ED56
tetradic
#56A2ED #EC56ED #EDA156 #56ED56
square
#56A2ED #EC56ED #EDA156 #56ED56
split-complementary
#56A2ED #ED5656 #EDEC56
monochromatic
#1365B5 #1F84E7 #56A2ED #8DC0F3 #C5DFF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#56A2ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#56A2ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56A2ED
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A2ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A2ED | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A5F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D97EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a2ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 162, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.134 250.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93bdf3',
500: '#56a2ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a2ed; $custom-light: #93bdf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a2ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 162,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.801,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69625,
"c": 0.13426,
"h": 250.1
},
"luminance": 0.33934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A2ED
secondary
#EACFB4
accent
#7208DD
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1217
muted
#7E8185