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#56bcdf

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

RGB
86, 188, 223
HSL
195°, 68%, 61%
CMYK
61, 16, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4327

Every format

HEX#56bcdf
RGBrgb(86, 188, 223)
HSLhsl(195, 68%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 16%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(71.7 -19.3 -26.4)
LCHlch(71.7 32.7 233.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.749 0.106 223.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #56bcdf;
background-color: #56bcdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#56bcdf] bg-[#56bcdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #56bcdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.337, green: 0.737, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#56bcdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#56bcdf on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#56bcdf on black: 9.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red33.7%
Green73.7%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan61.4%
Magenta15.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#56bcdf text on a black background

contrast 9.65:1

Card sample

#56bcdf text on a white background

contrast 2.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(86, 188, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(86, 188, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #56bcdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bcdf, #5661DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #56bcdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #56bcdf in the Color Lab