CGA Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #a90000 |
| Complementary Color | #ff5656 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to CGA Blue Color. The Electric Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Icy Life (#55ffee) for more calm effect. Try Sparky Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ff5656 is the best complementary color to CGA Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #56ffff complementary color is Persimmon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aquamarine are #56ffaa and #56aaff. Thus found on the left and right of #56ffff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Malibu colors as they work well with CGA Blue.
The split-complementary CGA Blue palette consists of #ffaa56 and #ff56aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff5656). Try Texas Rose and Hot Pink colors in combination with #56ffff, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #56ffff offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the CGA Blue. Thus Gorse and Pink Flamingo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of CGA Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persimmon, Heliotrope, and Green Yellow split by 90° on the color wheel. #56ffff square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. CGA Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ff5656) and two others. The Pink Flamingo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Screamin' Green – 120° from the complementary Persimmon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff56fe and #56ff56.
In a RGB color space, hex #56ffff is made of 14% red, 43% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode CGA Blue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #56ffff is made of 66.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #56ffff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,255,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 43%, 43% |
| CMYK | 66.27, 0, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(180,100%,66.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,66.27%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.0063,-42.3062,-12.7153) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6478,80.7184,107.1496) |