#56BAD6 Hex Color

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#56bad6 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #56bad6.

Questions about #56bad6

What is #56bad6 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #56bad6 is rgb(86, 186, 214), in HSL hsl(193, 61%, 59%) and in CMYK 60%, 13%, 0%, 16%. Browse more shades of blue with names and hex codes.
Is #56bad6 readable on white or black?
#56bad6 has a 2.23:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.39:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.