All About Color #56A5CD

#56A5CD

About #56A5CD

#56A5CD is a medium blue color with the hex code #56A5CD. In RGB it is red 86, green 165, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 54%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 58%, 20%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.74:1 on white and 7.66:1 on black.

#56A5CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, A5, CD
CMYK58.05%, 19.51%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal86, 165, 205
HSL200°, 54%, 57%
RGB Octal126, 245, 315
HSV (HSB)200.17°, 58.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1010110, 10100101, 11001101
CIE-L*AB64.40, -12.63, -27.76
RGB Percent33.73%, 64.71%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH64.40, 30.50, 245.54
XYZ28.31, 33.30, 62.69
CIE-L*UV64.40, -33.17, -41.60
xyY0.23, 0.27, 33.30
Hunter-Lab57.70, -13.40, -24.02
RYB33.73%, 52.35%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56A5CD on a dark background: contrast 7.66:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56A5CD on a light background: contrast 2.74:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #56A5CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#56A5CD · #9DCBE2 · #2E7599 · #CD7E56 · #E2B49D

Analogous palette

#56CD7E · #56CDB9 · #56A5CD · #566ACD · #7E56CD

Triadic palette

#56A5CD · #CD56A5 · #A5CD56 · #9DCBE2 · #E29DCB

Tetradic palette

#56A5CD · #B956CD · #CD7E56 · #6ACD56 · #2E7599

Monochromatic palette

#20516A · #317EA5 · #56A5CD · #91C4DE · #CCE4F0

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