#56ace2
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
86, 172, 226
HSL
203°, 71%, 61%
CMYK
62, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3697
Every format
| HEX | #56ace2 |
| RGB | rgb(86, 172, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(67.3 -9.9 -34.9) |
| LCH | lch(67.3 36.3 254.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.713 0.115 238.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #56ace2;
background-color: #56ace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56ace2] bg-[#56ace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56ace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56ace2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#56ace2 on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#56ace2 on black: 8.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.7%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%
CMYK percentages
Cyan61.9%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%
Color previews
#56ace2 text on a black background
contrast 8.39:1
Card sample
#56ace2 text on a white background
contrast 2.50:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #56ace2;
Background color
Panel with #56ace2 background
background-color: #56ace2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #56ace2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56ace2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56ace2, #5D56E2);