#56a5ee Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #56a5ee is composed of 33.7% red, 64.7% green and 93.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 63.9% cyan, 30.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.7% black. It has a hue angle of 208.8 degrees, a saturation of 81.7% and a lightness of 63.5%. #56a5ee color hex could be obtained by blending #acffff with #004bdd. Closest websafe color is: #6699ff.

    • R 34
    • G 65
    • B 93
    RGB color chart
    • C 64
    • M 31
    • Y 0
    • K 7
    CMYK color chart

#56a5ee color description : Soft blue.

#56a5ee Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #56a5ee has RGB values of R:86, G:165, B:238 and CMYK values of C:0.64, M:0.31, Y:0, K:0.07. Its decimal value is 5678574.

Hex triplet 56a5ee #56a5ee
RGB Decimal 86, 165, 238 rgb(86,165,238)
RGB Percent 33.7, 64.7, 93.3 rgb(33.7%,64.7%,93.3%)
CMYK 64, 31, 0, 7
HSL 208.8°, 81.7, 63.5 hsl(208.8,81.7%,63.5%)
HSV (or HSB) 208.8°, 63.9, 93.3
Web Safe 6699ff #6699ff
CIE-LAB 65.795, -2.133, -43.796
XYZ 32.722, 35.059, 85.927
xyY 0.213, 0.228, 35.059
CIE-LCH 65.795, 43.848, 267.212
CIE-LUV 65.795, -32.089, -69.999
Hunter-Lab 59.211, -4.975, -44.594
Binary 01010110, 10100101, 11101110

Color Schemes with #56a5ee

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Alternatives to #56a5ee

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#56a5ee Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #56a5ee

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CSS codes
.text {color:#56a5ee;}
.background {background-color:#56a5ee;}
.border {border:1px solid #56a5ee;}

Shades and Tints of #56a5ee

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #010509 is the darkest color, while #f6fafe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #56a5ee

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #9ea2a6 is the less saturated color, while #48a6fc is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #56a5ee is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #969696 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #8999a8 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #8ba2e9 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #7ca4f1 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #3cb3c0 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #77a3eb Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #6ea4ef Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #46aed0 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population