All About Color #56BFDC

#56BFDC

About #56BFDC

#56BFDC is a light cyan color with the hex code #56BFDC. In RGB it is red 86, green 191, blue 220; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 66%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 61%, 13%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.13:1 on white and 9.88:1 on black.

#56BFDC Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, BF, DC
CMYK60.91%, 13.18%, 0.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal86, 191, 220
HSL193°, 66%, 60%
RGB Octal126, 277, 334
HSV (HSB)192.99°, 60.91%, 86.27%
RGB Binary1010110, 10111111, 11011100
CIE-L*AB72.50, -21.77, -23.58
RGB Percent33.73%, 74.90%, 86.27%
CIE-L*CH72.50, 32.09, 227.29
XYZ35.39, 44.41, 74.42
CIE-L*UV72.50, -42.19, -34.05
xyY0.23, 0.29, 44.41
Hunter-Lab66.64, -21.83, -19.56
RYB33.73%, 56.81%, 86.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56BFDC on a dark background: contrast 9.88:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56BFDC on a light background: contrast 2.13:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#56BFDC · #A2DCEC · #2493B2 · #DC7356 · #ECB2A2

Analogous palette

#56DC73 · #56DCB6 · #56BFDC · #567CDC · #7356DC

Triadic palette

#56BFDC · #DC56BF · #BFDC56 · #A2DCEC · #ECA2DC

Tetradic palette

#56BFDC · #B656DC · #DC7356 · #7CDC56 · #2493B2

Monochromatic palette

#1A697F · #279EBE · #56BFDC · #95D7E9 · #D5EFF6

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