All About Color #56B3CD

#56B3CD

About #56B3CD

#56B3CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #56B3CD. In RGB it is red 86, green 179, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 54%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 58%, 13%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.41:1 on white and 8.73:1 on black.

#56B3CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, B3, CD
CMYK58.05%, 12.68%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal86, 179, 205
HSL193°, 54%, 57%
RGB Octal126, 263, 315
HSV (HSB)193.11°, 58.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1010110, 10110011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB68.48, -20.05, -21.51
RGB Percent33.73%, 70.20%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH68.48, 29.41, 227.02
XYZ30.98, 38.63, 63.58
CIE-L*UV68.48, -38.42, -30.60
xyY0.23, 0.29, 38.63
Hunter-Lab62.15, -19.79, -17.15
RYB33.73%, 54.20%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56B3CD on a dark background: contrast 8.73:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56B3CD on a light background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #56B3CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#56B3CD · #9DD3E2 · #2E8299 · #CD7056 · #E2AC9D

Analogous palette

#56CD70 · #56CDAB · #56B3CD · #5678CD · #7056CD

Triadic palette

#56B3CD · #CD56B3 · #B3CD56 · #9DD3E2 · #E29DD3

Tetradic palette

#56B3CD · #AB56CD · #CD7056 · #78CD56 · #2E8299

Monochromatic palette

#205A6A · #318CA5 · #56B3CD · #91CDDE · #CCE8F0

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