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#56bbcc

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
86, 187, 204
HSL
189°, 54%, 57%
CMYK
58, 8, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4188

Every format

HEX#56bbcc
RGBrgb(86, 187, 204)
HSLhsl(189, 54%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 8%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(70.8 -24.4 -17.4)
LCHlch(70.8 30.0 215.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.739 0.096 210.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #56bbcc;
background-color: #56bbcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56bbcc] bg-[#56bbcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56bbcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.733, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56bbcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#56bbcc on white: 2.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#56bbcc on black: 9.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.7%
Green73.3%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan57.8%
Magenta8.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#56bbcc text on a black background

contrast 9.38:1

Card sample

#56bbcc text on a white background

contrast 2.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 187, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 187, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56bbcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bbcc, #566DCC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #56bbcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #56bbcc in the Color Lab