#56ade6
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
86, 173, 230
HSL
204°, 74%, 62%
CMYK
63, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.3758
Every format
| HEX | #56ade6 |
| RGB | rgb(86, 173, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 25%, 0%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(67.7 -9.2 -36.4) |
| LCH | lch(67.7 37.6 255.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.717 0.118 240.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #56ade6;
background-color: #56ade6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56ade6] bg-[#56ade6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56ade6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.678, blue: 0.902)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56ade6")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#56ade6 on white: 2.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#56ade6 on black: 8.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red33.7%
Green67.8%
Blue90.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan62.6%
Magenta24.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)9.8%
Color previews
#56ade6 text on a black background
contrast 8.52:1
Card sample
#56ade6 text on a white background
contrast 2.47:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #56ade6;
Background color
Panel with #56ade6 background
background-color: #56ade6;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #56ade6;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 173, 230, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 173, 230, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56ade6; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56ade6, #5F56E6);