#56C2EB#56C2EB

#56C2EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.114 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56C2EB
RGB	rgb(86, 194, 235)
HSL	hsl(197, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 17.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.91, -18.80, -29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.91, 35.02, 237.54°)
OKLab	oklab(76.73% -0.0789 -0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(76.73% 0.114 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.1190, 46.5562, 85.5585)
Luminance	0.4656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56C2EB #EB7F56

analogous

#56EBC9 #56C2EB #5677EB

triadic

#56C2EB #EB56C2 #C2EB56

tetradic

#56C2EB #C956EB #EB7F56 #77EB56

square

#56C2EB #C956EB #EB7F56 #77EB56

split-complementary

#56C2EB #EB5677 #EBC956

monochromatic

#1587B2 #1FAEE5 #56C2EB #8DD6F1 #C3EAF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04

#56C2EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.31

#56C2EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #56C2EB

10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56C2EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##56C2EB	1.00	2.04	10.31	10.31
#FFFFFF	2.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACBEED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97AFEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CECF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56c2eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 194, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.114 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94d4f1',
    500: '#56c2eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56c2eb;
$custom-light: #94d4f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56c2eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.51,
    "s": 78.836,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76728,
    "c": 0.11419,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.4656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56C2EB

secondary

#E9C2B4

accent

#440ADB

background

#F9FDFE

surface

#F2FAFD

border

#CCD3D5

text

#0E1416

muted

#7E8384

Preview Lab

Preview with #56C2EB

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