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#56abdf

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
86, 171, 223
HSL
203°, 68%, 61%
CMYK
61, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3643

Every format

HEX#56abdf
RGBrgb(86, 171, 223)
HSLhsl(203, 68%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(66.8 -10.3 -33.9)
LCHlch(66.8 35.5 253.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.710 0.112 238.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #56abdf;
background-color: #56abdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56abdf] bg-[#56abdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56abdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.671, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56abdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#56abdf on white: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#56abdf on black: 8.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.7%
Green67.1%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan61.4%
Magenta23.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#56abdf text on a black background

contrast 8.29:1

Card sample

#56abdf text on a white background

contrast 2.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 171, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 171, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56abdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56abdf, #5C56DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #56abdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #56abdf in the Color Lab