#56a2df

Color #56a2df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.18 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#56a2df

RGB

rgb(86, 162, 223)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 68.2%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 61.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.4%, 27.4%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(64.28, -5.32, -37.91)

LCH

lch(64.28, 38.28, 262.01)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.1178, 244.94)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 33.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df9356

Analogous

#56dfd8

#56a2df

#565edf

Triadic

#56a2df

#df56a2

#a2df56

Split-complementary

#56a2df

#df565e

#dfd856

Tetradic

#56a2df

#9356df

#df9356

#a2df56

Square

#56a2df

#d856df

#df9356

#5edf56

Shades

Color #56a2df mixed toward black.

#2b8ad7

#216fad

#195382

#103757

#081c2b

Tints

Color #56a2df mixed toward white.

#72b2e4

#8ec1ea

#abd1ef

#c7e0f4

#e3f0fa

Tones

Color #56a2df mixed toward gray.

#61a1d4

#6da0c8

#789ebd

#849db1

#8f9ca6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fd2 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#7a74cf · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#5cc8c5 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56a2df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56a2df]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#56a2df (#56a2df) is rgb(86, 162, 223) in RGB.

No, #56a2df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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