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#56dcf3 color: Electric Lemonade

#56dcf3 is rgb(86, 220, 243) in RGB and oklch(83.022% 0.11899 210.925) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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189°
100%

83%
0.119
211°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc -31
Black text
12.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 76

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About #56dcf3

#56dcf3 is a pastel light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 211°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.62:1 contrast and black text 12.93:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Electric Lemonade (#5cdcf1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-300.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #56dcf3 mixed with white

  1. 56dcf3
  2. 6ee0f4
  3. 82e4f6
  4. 94e7f7
  5. a5ebf8
  6. b5eefa
  7. c5f2fb
  8. d4f5fc
  9. e3f9fd
  10. f1fcfe

Darker: #56dcf3 mixed with black

  1. 56dcf3
  2. 4abfd3
  3. 3ea3b4
  4. 328897
  5. 276e7a
  6. 1c545e
  7. 123c44
  8. 08262b
  9. 021114
  10. 000203

Calmer: #56dcf3 with less saturation

  1. 56dcf3
  2. 68daef
  3. 77d8ea
  4. 84d6e6
  5. 90d4e2
  6. 9ad2dd
  7. a4d0d9
  8. aeced5
  9. b7ccd0
  10. bfcacc

Questions about #56dcf3

What color is #56dcf3?

#56dcf3 is pastel light cyan. The closest named color is Electric Lemonade. In RGB it is rgb(86, 220, 243), in HSL hsl(188.79, 86.74%, 64.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.022% 0.11899 210.925).

What colors go well with #56dcf3?

The complementary color of #56dcf3 is #ffaa98. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ee1cc and #7dd1ff. The triadic partners are #f4abeb and #e4c467.

Is white or black text more readable on #56dcf3?

Black text reads better on #56dcf3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and black gives 12.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56dcf3 a warm or cool color?

#56dcf3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 211 degrees, its lightness 83% and its chroma 0.119.