All About Color #56D5EB

#56D5EB

About #56D5EB

#56D5EB is a light cyan color with the hex code #56D5EB. In RGB it is red 86, green 213, blue 235; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 79%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 63%, 9%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 1.73:1 on white and 12.11:1 on black.

#56D5EB Color Conversion

Hex triplet56, D5, EB
CMYK63.40%, 9.36%, 0.00%, 7.84%
RGB Decimal86, 213, 235
HSL189°, 79%, 63%
RGB Octal126, 325, 353
HSV (HSB)188.86°, 63.40%, 92.16%
RGB Binary1010110, 11010101, 11101011
CIE-L*AB79.37, -28.33, -21.22
RGB Percent33.73%, 83.53%, 92.16%
CIE-L*CH79.37, 35.40, 216.83
XYZ42.63, 55.57, 87.08
CIE-L*UV79.37, -49.43, -29.53
xyY0.23, 0.30, 55.57
Hunter-Lab74.54, -28.37, -17.08
RYB33.73%, 60.61%, 92.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#56D5EB on a dark background: contrast 12.11:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#56D5EB on a light background: contrast 1.73:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #56D5EB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#56D5EB · #A8E9F5 · #18B2CD · #EB6C56 · #F5B4A8

Analogous palette

#56EB6C · #56EBB7 · #56D5EB · #568AEB · #6C56EB

Triadic palette

#56D5EB · #EB56D5 · #D5EB56 · #A8E9F5 · #F5A8E9

Tetradic palette

#56D5EB · #B756EB · #EB6C56 · #8AEB56 · #18B2CD

Monochromatic palette

#128397 · #1ABEDB · #56D5EB · #9BE6F3 · #DFF7FB

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