#568cde

Color #568cde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#568cde

RGB

rgb(86, 140, 222)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 67.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 61.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.3%, 36.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(58.04, 7.06, -47.16)

LCH

lch(58.04, 47.69, 278.51)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1365, 258.51)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 33.7%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dea856

Analogous

#56d0de

#568cde

#6456de

Triadic

#568cde

#de568c

#8cde56

Split-complementary

#568cde

#de6456

#d0de56

Tetradic

#568cde

#a856de

#dea856

#8cde56

Square

#568cde

#de56d0

#dea856

#56de64

Shades

Color #568cde mixed toward black.

#2b6fd6

#2258ac

#194281

#112c56

#08162b

Tints

Color #568cde mixed toward white.

#729fe3

#8eb2e9

#abc5ee

#c7d9f4

#e3ecf9

Tones

Color #568cde mixed toward gray.

#618ed3

#6d91c7

#7893bc

#8395b1

#8f98a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7172ce · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#6e6aca · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#5ac0bd · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #568cde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#568cde]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#568cde (#568cde) is rgb(86, 140, 222) in RGB.

No, #568cde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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