#56A4ED#56A4ED
#56A4ED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.133 H 248.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A4ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 164, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 30.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.47, -1.90, -43.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.47, 43.79, 267.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.07% -0.0478 -0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.07% 0.133 248.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3936, 34.6406, 85.0835) |
| Luminance | 0.3464 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.39
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.29
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.55
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.63
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.88
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A4ED #ED9F56
analogous
#56EDEB #56A4ED #5658ED
triadic
#56A4ED #ED56A4 #A4ED56
tetradic
#56A4ED #EB56ED #ED9F56 #58ED56
square
#56A4ED #EB56ED #ED9F56 #58ED56
split-complementary
#56A4ED #ED5658 #EDEB56
monochromatic
#1367B5 #1F86E7 #56A4ED #8DC2F3 #C5E0F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#56A4ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#56A4ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56A4ED
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A4ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A4ED | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A7F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7098EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a4ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 164, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.133 248.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93bef3',
500: '#56a4ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a4ed; $custom-light: #93bef3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a4ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 164,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.007,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70065,
"c": 0.13256,
"h": 248.9
},
"luminance": 0.34644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A4ED
secondary
#EACFB4
accent
#6F08DD
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1217
muted
#7E8185