All About Color #56A3CD

#56A3CD

About #56A3CD

#56A3CD is a medium blue color with the hex code #56A3CD. In RGB it is red 86, green 163, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 54%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 58%, 20%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.79:1 on white and 7.52:1 on black.

#56A3CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, A3, CD
CMYK58.05%, 20.49%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal86, 163, 205
HSL201°, 54%, 57%
RGB Octal126, 243, 315
HSV (HSB)201.18°, 58.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1010110, 10100011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB63.82, -11.54, -28.66
RGB Percent33.73%, 63.92%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH63.82, 30.89, 248.07
XYZ27.95, 32.58, 62.57
CIE-L*UV63.82, -32.43, -43.17
xyY0.23, 0.26, 32.58
Hunter-Lab57.08, -12.47, -25.04
RYB33.73%, 52.06%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56A3CD on a dark background: contrast 7.52:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56A3CD on a light background: contrast 2.79:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #56A3CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#56A3CD · #9DCAE2 · #2E7499 · #CD8056 · #E2B59D

Analogous palette

#56CD80 · #56CDBB · #56A3CD · #5668CD · #8056CD

Triadic palette

#56A3CD · #CD56A3 · #A3CD56 · #9DCAE2 · #E29DCA

Tetradic palette

#56A3CD · #BB56CD · #CD8056 · #68CD56 · #2E7499

Monochromatic palette

#20506A · #317CA5 · #56A3CD · #91C3DE · #CCE3F0

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