#56AFE0#56AFE0

#56AFE0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.111 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56AFE0
RGB	rgb(86, 175, 224)
HSL	hsl(201, 69%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(201, 62%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.03, -12.15, -32.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.03, 34.81, 249.57°)
OKLab	oklab(71.91% -0.0632 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(71.91% 0.111 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.6171, 38.0170, 76.1256)
Luminance	0.3802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56AFE0 #E08756

analogous

#56E0CC #56AFE0 #566AE0

triadic

#56AFE0 #E056AF #AFE056

tetradic

#56AFE0 #CC56E0 #E08756 #6AE056

square

#56AFE0 #CC56E0 #E08756 #6AE056

split-complementary

#56AFE0 #E0566A #E0CC56

monochromatic

#1D719F #2795D2 #56AFE0 #8AC7E9 #BDE0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#56AFE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.60

#56AFE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #56AFE0

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56AFE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##56AFE0	1.00	2.44	8.60	8.60
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98AEE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85A0DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56afe0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 175, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.111 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#92c6ea',
    500: '#56afe0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56afe0;
$custom-light: #92c6ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56afe0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.304,
    "s": 69,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7191,
    "c": 0.11111,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56AFE0

secondary

#E3C1AF

accent

#5715D1

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FD

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0E1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #56AFE0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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