Information about #56A0D0 color

#56A0D0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#56A0D0 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 160, 208) — 33.7% red, 62.7% green, 81.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 48 / 19 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #56A0D0 reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Carolina Blue (#56A0D3). Slightly further away sit Snap (#5BA0D0) and Celestial Blue (#4997D0).

The recipe behind #56A0D0 is rgb(86, 160, 208), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #56A0D0 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#56A0D0 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#56A0D0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#56A0D0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#56A0D0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#56A0D0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#56A0D0 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#A0D058
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#8858D0
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#D08858
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#C458D0
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#D08858
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Nearest named colors to #56A0D0

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

#56A0D0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56A0D0
  • RGB86, 160, 208
  • CMYK48, 19, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(86, 160, 208)
  • HSL204°, 56%, 58%
  • HSL Precise203.607°, 56.481%, 57.647%
  • HSV204°, 59%, 82%
  • HSB204°, 59%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.627, 0.816)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.627, 0.816, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.627, 0.816)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID56A0D0
  • DECIMAL ID5677264
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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