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#56affa color: Adamantine Blue

#56affa is rgb(86, 175, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.148% 0.13876 246.634) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

73.1%
0.139
247°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #56affa

#56affa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.1% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Adamantine Blue (#46adf9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #56affa mixed with white

  1. 56affa
  2. 6ab7fb
  3. 7cc0fc
  4. 8dc8fd
  5. 9ed0fe
  6. aed8ff
  7. bfe0ff
  8. cfe8ff
  9. dff0ff
  10. eff7ff

Darker: #56affa mixed with black

  1. 56affa
  2. 4a98d9
  3. 3e81ba
  4. 326b9b
  5. 27567d
  6. 1c4161
  7. 122e46
  8. 081c2d
  9. 020b15
  10. 000103

Calmer: #56affa with less saturation

  1. 56affa
  2. 61aff2
  3. 6bafea
  4. 74aee2
  5. 7daeda
  6. 85add2
  7. 8cacca
  8. 94abc1
  9. 9baab9
  10. a1a9b1

Questions about #56affa

What color is #56affa?

#56affa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Adamantine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(86, 175, 250), in HSL hsl(207.44, 94.25%, 65.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.148% 0.13876 246.634).

What colors go well with #56affa?

The complementary color of #56affa is #e29539. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bce0 and #929ffe. The triadic partners are #f0809a and #91b850.

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

Black text reads better on #56affa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56affa a warm or cool color?

#56affa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 73.1% and its chroma 0.139.