All About Color #56A9C2

#56A9C2

About #56A9C2

#56A9C2 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #56A9C2. In RGB it is red 86, green 169, blue 194; in HSL it is hue 194°, saturation 47%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 56%, 13%, 0%, 24%. Its contrast ratio is 2.68:1 on white and 7.85:1 on black.

#56A9C2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, A9, C2
CMYK55.67%, 12.89%, 0.00%, 23.92%
RGB Decimal86, 169, 194
HSL194°, 47%, 55%
RGB Octal126, 251, 302
HSV (HSB)193.89°, 55.67%, 76.08%
RGB Binary1010110, 10101001, 11000010
CIE-L*AB65.16, -18.08, -20.49
RGB Percent33.73%, 66.27%, 76.08%
CIE-L*CH65.16, 27.32, 228.58
XYZ27.76, 34.25, 56.19
CIE-L*UV65.16, -35.10, -28.98
xyY0.23, 0.29, 34.25
Hunter-Lab58.52, -17.73, -15.96
RYB33.73%, 52.13%, 76.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56A9C2 on a dark background: contrast 7.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56A9C2 on a light background: contrast 2.68:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #56A9C2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#56A9C2 · #9ACBDB · #32768B · #C26F56 · #DBA99A

Analogous palette

#56C26F · #56C2A5 · #56A9C2 · #5673C2 · #6F56C2

Triadic palette

#56A9C2 · #C256A9 · #A9C256 · #9ACBDB · #DB9ACB

Tetradic palette

#56A9C2 · #A556C2 · #C26F56 · #73C256 · #32768B

Monochromatic palette

#22505E · #368096 · #56A9C2 · #8FC6D6 · #C7E2EB

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