#56B3E6#56B3E6
#56B3E6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.115 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56B3E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 179, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 74%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 63%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -12.43, -33.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 35.98, 249.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.09% -0.0653 -0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.09% 0.115 235.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2353, 39.9283, 80.7503) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.60
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.10
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.24
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.03
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.86
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56B3E6 #E68956
analogous
#56E6D1 #56B3E6 #566BE6
triadic
#56B3E6 #E656B3 #B3E656
tetradic
#56B3E6 #D156E6 #E68956 #6BE656
square
#56B3E6 #D156E6 #E68956 #6BE656
split-complementary
#56B3E6 #E6566B #E6D156
monochromatic
#1976A9 #219BDE #56B3E6 #8BCBEE #C1E3F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#56B3E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#56B3E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56B3E6
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56B3E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56B3E6 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB2E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A3E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56b3e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 179, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.115 235.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93c9ee',
500: '#56b3e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56b3e6; $custom-light: #93c9ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56b3e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 179,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.25,
"s": 74.227,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7309,
"c": 0.11497,
"h": 235.4
},
"luminance": 0.39932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56B3E6
secondary
#E6C4B1
accent
#560FD6
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284