#56A5DF#56A5DF
#56A5DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.116 H 242.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56A5DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 165, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 68%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 61%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 26%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.13, -6.99, -36.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.13, 37.24, 259.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% -0.053 -0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.116 242.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6072, 34.2134, 74.7886) |
| Luminance | 0.3422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.82
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.00
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.72
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.94
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.20
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56A5DF #DF9056
analogous
#56DFD4 #56A5DF #5661DF
triadic
#56A5DF #DF56A5 #A5DF56
tetradic
#56A5DF #D456DF #DF9056 #61DF56
square
#56A5DF #D456DF #DF9056 #61DF56
split-complementary
#56A5DF #DF5661 #DFD456
monochromatic
#1E679D #2789D0 #56A5DF #89C0E9 #BDDCF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#56A5DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#56A5DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56A5DF
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56A5DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56A5DF | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA6E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7998DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56a5df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 165, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.116 242.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91bfe9',
500: '#56a5df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56a5df; $custom-light: #91bfe9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56a5df",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 165,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.401,
"s": 68.159,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69596,
"c": 0.1157,
"h": 242.7
},
"luminance": 0.34216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56A5DF
secondary
#E2C4AE
accent
#6415D0
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184