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#56cbfa color: Thor’s Thunder

#56cbfa is rgb(86, 203, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.413% 0.12346 227.998) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

79.4%
0.123
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #56cbfa

#56cbfa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.86:1 contrast and black text 11.32:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder (#44ccff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-300.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #56cbfa mixed with white

  1. 56cbfa
  2. 6cd1fb
  3. 80d6fc
  4. 92dbfc
  5. a3e1fd
  6. b3e6fe
  7. c3ebfe
  8. d2f0fe
  9. e1f5ff
  10. f0faff

Darker: #56cbfa mixed with black

  1. 56cbfa
  2. 4ab0d9
  3. 3e96ba
  4. 327d9b
  5. 27657d
  6. 1c4d61
  7. 123746
  8. 08222d
  9. 020f15
  10. 000203

Calmer: #56cbfa with less saturation

  1. 56cbfa
  2. 65caf4
  3. 72c9ee
  4. 7ec7e8
  5. 88c6e2
  6. 92c4db
  7. 9bc3d5
  8. a4c1cf
  9. acbfc9
  10. b4bec2

Questions about #56cbfa

What color is #56cbfa?

#56cbfa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. In RGB it is rgb(86, 203, 250), in HSL hsl(197.2, 94.25%, 65.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.413% 0.12346 227.998).

What colors go well with #56cbfa?

The complementary color of #56cbfa is #fca374. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #39d4d8 and #89beff. The triadic partners are #f69aca and #c3c25d.

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

Black text reads better on #56cbfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and black gives 11.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56cbfa a warm or cool color?

#56cbfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.123.