Carolina Blue (#56A0D3)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.85:1 — vs black: 7.36:1

Color values

  • HEX #56A0D3
  • RGB rgb(86, 160, 211)
  • HSL hsl(204, 59%, 82%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 59.24, 24.17, 0, 17.25 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #56A0D3 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Carolina Blue
#56A0D3 Base
#D38956
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Carolina Blue
#56A0D3 Base
#56D3C7
#5662D3
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Carolina Blue
#56A0D3 Base
#D356A0
#A0D356
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Carolina Blue
#56A0D3 Base
#D35662
#D3C756
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Carolina Blue
#56A0D3 Base
#C756D3
#D38956
#62D356
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Carolina Blue
#56A0D3 Base
#1E5072
#2E7AAF
#368ECB
#76B2DB
#93C2E3
#CFE4F3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Carolina Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#050E14
#102C3F
#1C4A6A
#276895
#3286C1
Carolina Blue #56A0D3 Base
#74B1DB
#92C1E2
#AFD2EA
#CDE3F2
#EBF4FA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #56A0D3. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #56A0D3;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #56A0D3;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #56A0D3;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #56A0D3,
        #EDCEB9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #56A0D3,
        #EDCEB9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$carolina-blue: #56A0D3;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$carolina-blue-r: 86;
$carolina-blue-g: 160;
$carolina-blue-b: 211;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $carolina-blue;
    color: rgba($carolina-blue-r, $carolina-blue-g, $carolina-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Carolina Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #56A0D3 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8F8FD4 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9A9AD3 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #41A8A8 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #999999 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Carolina Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Carolina Blue #56A0D3 Base
Celestial Blue #4997D0 ΔE 3.03
Iceberg #71A6D2 ΔE 3.67
Cerulean Frost #6D9BC3 ΔE 4.14
Blue Gray #6699CC ΔE 4.23

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.