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#56a5ee color: Feather Star

#56a5ee is rgb(86, 165, 238) in RGB and oklch(70.337% 0.13291 248.579) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

70.3%
0.133
249°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #56a5ee

#56a5ee is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Feather Star (#59a1ef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #56a5ee mixed with white

  1. 56a5ee
  2. 69aef0
  3. 7ab8f3
  4. 8cc1f5
  5. 9ccaf7
  6. add3f9
  7. bddcfa
  8. cee5fc
  9. deedfd
  10. eff6fe

Darker: #56a5ee mixed with black

  1. 56a5ee
  2. 4a8fcf
  3. 3e79b1
  4. 326593
  5. 275177
  6. 1c3d5c
  7. 122b42
  8. 081a2a
  9. 020a14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #56a5ee with less saturation

  1. 56a5ee
  2. 60a5e6
  3. 68a5df
  4. 70a4d7
  5. 78a4cf
  6. 7fa3c8
  7. 86a3c0
  8. 8da2b8
  9. 93a1b0
  10. 99a0a8

Questions about #56a5ee

What color is #56a5ee?

#56a5ee is bright light blue. The closest named color is Feather Star. In RGB it is rgb(86, 165, 238), in HSL hsl(208.82, 81.72%, 63.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.337% 0.13291 248.579).

What colors go well with #56a5ee?

The complementary color of #56a5ee is #d58e34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b2d7 and #8e96f1. The triadic partners are #e47a8f and #86af4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #56a5ee?

Black text reads better on #56a5ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56a5ee a warm or cool color?

#56a5ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.133.