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#56abcd

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
86, 171, 205
HSL
197°, 54%, 57%
CMYK
58, 17, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3551

Every format

HEX#56abcd
RGBrgb(86, 171, 205)
HSLhsl(197, 54%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 17%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(66.1 -15.9 -25.1)
LCHlch(66.1 29.7 237.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.702 0.096 226.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #56abcd;
background-color: #56abcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56abcd] bg-[#56abcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56abcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.671, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56abcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#56abcd on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#56abcd on black: 8.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.7%
Green67.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan58.0%
Magenta16.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#56abcd text on a black background

contrast 8.10:1

Card sample

#56abcd text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #56abcd;
Background color
Panel with #56abcd background
background-color: #56abcd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #56abcd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 171, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 171, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56abcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56abcd, #565CCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #56abcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #56abcd in the Color Lab