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#56CDFF closest to Thor’s Thunder

#56CDFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.7% red, 80.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(86, 205, 255)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 100% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 66% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #56CDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.57:1.

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Variations of #56CDFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#56CDFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#56CDFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #56CDFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9CB9FE
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3CAFF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0C9FF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9CB9FE
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8DC1FF
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00DBDD
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #22D3F0
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADC4D2

#56CDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#56CDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.57:1 Very good#56CDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#56CDFF in CSS

/* Thor’s Thunder */
.color { color: #56CDFF; }
.background { background-color: #56CDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #56CDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(86 205 255);
color: hsl(198 100% 67%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.127 229.2);

#56CDFF FAQ

What color is #56CDFF?

#56CDFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #56CDFF?

#56CDFF is rgb(86, 205, 255) in RGB, hsl(198, 100%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(66%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #56CDFF?

The complementary color of #56CDFF is #FF8856, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #56CDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #56CDFF: 11.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #56CDFF a warm or cool color?

#56CDFF is a cool color.