What color is #56A7E4?

#56A7E4 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Acapulco Dive. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #56A7E4?

The RGB value is 86, 167, 228: 86 red, 167 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #56A7E4?

The complementary color is #E49356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #56A7E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#56A7E4 color

#56A7E4 rgb(86, 167, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #56A7E4 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 65.5% green and 89.4% blue (86, 167, 228).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 72% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Acapulco Dive (#65A7DD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#56A7E4 color codes

HEX	`#56A7E4`
RGB	`rgb(86, 167, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.7%, 65.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 72%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 62%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 27%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.92, -6.5, -38.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.92, 38.66, 260.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.655, 35.214, 78.513)`
Decimal	`5679076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #56A7E4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #56A7E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#56A7E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #56A7E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #56a7e4; }
.text { color: #56a7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56a7e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(86 167 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #56a7e4, #5660e4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #56A7E4?: #56A7E4 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Acapulco Dive. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #56A7E4?: The RGB value is 86, 167, 228: 86 red, 167 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #56A7E4?: The complementary color is #E49356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #56A7E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.