#56C4EE#56C4EE
#56C4EE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.116 H 226.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C4EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 196, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 82%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.59, -18.91, -30.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.59, 35.56, 237.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.31% -0.0799 -0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.31% 0.116 226.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0042, 47.6272, 88.0098) |
| Luminance | 0.4763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.36
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.73
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.84
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.24
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.27
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C4EE #EE8056
analogous
#56EECC #56C4EE #5678EE
triadic
#56C4EE #EE56C4 #C4EE56
tetradic
#56C4EE #CC56EE #EE8056 #78EE56
square
#56C4EE #CC56EE #EE8056 #78EE56
split-complementary
#56C4EE #EE5678 #EECC56
monochromatic
#128AB7 #1EB1E8 #56C4EE #8ED7F4 #C5EBF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#56C4EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#56C4EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C4EE
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C4EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C4EE | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADC0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B1EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c4ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 196, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.116 226.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94d6f3',
500: '#56c4ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c4ee; $custom-light: #94d6f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c4ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 196,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.579,
"s": 81.72,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77312,
"c": 0.11601,
"h": 226.5
},
"luminance": 0.47631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C4EE
secondary
#EBC4B5
accent
#4307DE
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1417
muted
#7E8385