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#56acef

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

RGB
86, 172, 239
HSL
206°, 83%, 64%
CMYK
64, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3772

Every format

HEX#56acef
RGBrgb(86, 172, 239)
HSLhsl(206, 83%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(67.8 -5.7 -41.2)
LCHlch(67.8 41.6 262.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.719 0.129 244.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #56acef;
background-color: #56acef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56acef] bg-[#56acef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56acef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56acef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#56acef on white: 2.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#56acef on black: 8.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.7%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.0%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#56acef text on a black background

contrast 8.54:1

Card sample

#56acef text on a white background

contrast 2.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56acef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56acef, #6656EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #56acef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #56acef in the Color Lab