#56CAE6#56CAE6
#56CAE6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.111 H 216.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56CAE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 202, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 74%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 63%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 12.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -24.37, -23.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 33.93, 224.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.37% -0.089 -0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.37% 0.111 216.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2354, 49.9285, 82.4170) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.54
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 5.35
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.52
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.50
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.82
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56CAE6 #E67256
analogous
#56E6BA #56CAE6 #5682E6
triadic
#56CAE6 #E656CA #CAE656
tetradic
#56CAE6 #BA56E6 #E67256 #82E656
square
#56CAE6 #BA56E6 #E67256 #82E656
split-complementary
#56CAE6 #E65682 #E6BA56
monochromatic
#198DA9 #21B9DE #56CAE6 #8BDBEE #C1EBF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#56CAE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#56CAE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56CAE6
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56CAE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56CAE6 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7C4E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B5E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56cae6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 202, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.111 216.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94daee',
500: '#56cae6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56cae6; $custom-light: #94daee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56cae6",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 202,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.667,
"s": 74.227,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78367,
"c": 0.11056,
"h": 216.4
},
"luminance": 0.49933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56CAE6
secondary
#E6BCB1
accent
#360FD6
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7E8384