#56a1bc

Fountain Blue

Closest match (91% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(86, 161, 188)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(196, 43%, 54%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(54, 14, 0, 26)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.311

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#56a1bc

#bc7156

Analogous (Adjacent)

#56bca4

#56a1bc

#566ebc

Triadic

#56a1bc

#bc56a1

#a1bc56

Split complementary

#56a1bc

#bc566e

#bca456

Complete conversion table

HEX

#56A1BC

RGB

rgb(86,161,188)

RGBA

rgba(86,161,188, 1)

HSL

hsl(195.88,43.22%,53.73%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.67 0.08 223.8)

CSS Variable

--color: #56a1bc;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

2.91

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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On black background

7.22

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#56a1bc#adadbc

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#56a1bc#7b75bc

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#56a1bc#5a717e

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#56a1bc#979797

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

69%

16%

15%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

69%

Titanium white

Pigment

16%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

15%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Cyan hue

485–500 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

31.1%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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