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#56BEE2

#56bee2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#56bee2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 74.51% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 195.43°, with 70.71% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.443

Complementary

  1. #56bee2
  2. #e27a56

Split complementary

  1. #56bee2
  2. #e25678
  3. #e2c056

Analogous

  1. #56e2c0
  2. #56bee2
  3. #5678e2

Triadic

  1. #56bee2
  2. #e256be
  3. #bee256

Tetradic

  1. #56bee2
  2. #7a56e2
  3. #e27a56
  4. #bee256

Square

  1. #56bee2
  2. #c056e2
  3. #e27a56
  4. #78e256

Monochromatic

  1. #176b88
  2. #229ec9
  3. #56bee2
  4. #97d7ed
  5. #d9f0f8

Shades

#56bee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56bee2
  2. #4dabcb
  3. #4598b5
  4. #3c859e
  5. #347288
  6. #2b5f71
  7. #224c5a
  8. #1a3944
  9. #11262d
  10. #091317
  11. #000000

Tints

#56bee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56bee2
  2. #67c5e5
  3. #78cbe8
  4. #89d2eb
  5. #9ad8ee
  6. #abdff1
  7. #bbe5f3
  8. #ccecf6
  9. #ddf2f9
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56bee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56bee2
  2. #5ab8d8
  3. #5eb2ce
  4. #63abc5
  5. #67a5bb
  6. #6b9fb1
  7. #6f99a7
  8. #73939d
  9. #788c94
  10. #7c868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabae4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96abe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90bce3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81b3e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #07c5d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56bee2 {
  color: #56bee2;
}
Background
.bg-56bee2 {
  background-color: #56bee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56bee2 {
  border: 2px solid #56bee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56bee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 190 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56bee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56bee2, #5678e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56bee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 190 226 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.86 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.08 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.28 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.44 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.87 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.05 #a9411d Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#56bee2  rgb(86, 190, 226)  hsl(195, 71%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#e27a56  rgb(226, 122, 86)  hsl(15, 71%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#e256be  rgb(226, 86, 190)  hsl(315, 71%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#bee256  rgb(190, 226, 86)  hsl(75, 71%, 61%)  June Bud