#56a4f0

Color #56a4f0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.64 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#56a4f0

RGB

rgb(86, 164, 240)

HSL

hsl(209.6, 83.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.6, 64.2%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.2%, 31.7%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(65.61, -0.91, -45.18)

LCH

lch(65.61, 45.19, 268.85)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.1362, 249.81)

HWB

hwb(209.6, 33.7%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0a256

Analogous

#56f0ef

#56a4f0

#5657f0

Triadic

#56a4f0

#f056a4

#a4f056

Split-complementary

#56a4f0

#f05657

#f0ef56

Tetradic

#56a4f0

#a256f0

#f0a256

#a4f056

Square

#56a4f0

#ef56f0

#f0a256

#57f056

Shades

Color #56a4f0 mixed toward black.

#2489ec

#126ec8

#0d5296

#093764

#041b32

Tints

Color #56a4f0 mixed toward white.

#72b3f2

#8ec2f5

#aad1f7

#c7e1fa

#e3f0fc

Tones

Color #56a4f0 mixed toward gray.

#63a4e3

#70a4d6

#7ca3c9

#89a3bd

#96a3b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80e1 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#7b75dd · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#5cd3d0 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 22.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #56a4f0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56a4f0]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#56a4f0 (#56a4f0) is rgb(86, 164, 240) in RGB.

No, #56a4f0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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