Skip to the color picker

#56d2e2 color: Blue Radiance

#56d2e2 is rgb(86, 210, 226) in RGB and oklch(80.074% 0.11081 207.004) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

187°
100%

80.1%
0.111
207°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #56d2e2

#56d2e2 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 80.1% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 207°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.79:1 contrast and black text 11.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Radiance (#58cfd4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #56d2e2 mixed with white

  1. 56d2e2
  2. 6dd7e5
  3. 81dbe8
  4. 93e0eb
  5. a4e5ee
  6. b4e9f1
  7. c3eef4
  8. d3f2f7
  9. e2f6f9
  10. f0fbfc

Darker: #56d2e2 mixed with black

  1. 56d2e2
  2. 4ab6c4
  3. 3e9ba8
  4. 32818c
  5. 276871
  6. 1c5057
  7. 12393e
  8. 082427
  9. 021012
  10. 000203

Calmer: #56d2e2 with less saturation

  1. 56d2e2
  2. 66d0de
  3. 74cedb
  4. 7fcdd7
  5. 8acbd4
  6. 94c9d0
  7. 9dc7cc
  8. a6c4c9
  9. aec2c5
  10. b6c0c1

Questions about #56d2e2

What color is #56d2e2?

#56d2e2 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Blue Radiance. In RGB it is rgb(86, 210, 226), in HSL hsl(186.86, 70.71%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.074% 0.11081 207.004).

What colors go well with #56d2e2?

The complementary color of #56d2e2 is #fda297. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #63d5bd and #73c9fc. The triadic partners are #e4a5e3 and #ddb966.

Is white or black text more readable on #56d2e2?

Black text reads better on #56d2e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and black gives 11.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56d2e2 a warm or cool color?

#56d2e2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 207 degrees, its lightness 80.1% and its chroma 0.111.