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#56abeb

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

RGB
86, 171, 235
HSL
206°, 79%, 63%
CMYK
63, 27, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3710

Every format

HEX#56abeb
RGBrgb(86, 171, 235)
HSLhsl(206, 79%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 27%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(67.3 -6.5 -39.7)
LCHlch(67.3 40.2 260.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.715 0.125 243.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #56abeb;
background-color: #56abeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56abeb] bg-[#56abeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56abeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.671, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56abeb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#56abeb on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#56abeb on black: 8.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.7%
Green67.1%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.4%
Magenta27.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#56abeb text on a black background

contrast 8.42:1

Card sample

#56abeb text on a white background

contrast 2.49:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 171, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 171, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56abeb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56abeb, #6456EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #56abeb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #56abeb in the Color Lab