CGA Blue Color – #56ffff: Codes and Complete Breakdown

IBM’s Color Graphics Adapter came out in 1981 with a 16-color palette, and color number 11, light cyan, was #55ffff. CGA Blue color is a single red unit off that value, the same electric aqua that filled early DOS game screens.

CGA Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #56FFFF

2. #FF5656

Triadic colors

1. #56FFFF

2. #FF56FF

3. #FFFF56

Tints or lighter colors

1. #89FFFF

2. #BCFFFF

3. #EFFFFF

Darker colors

1. #23FFFF

2. #00EFEF

3. #00BCBC

4. #008989

5. #005656

Analogous colors

1. #56FF56

2. #56FFAB

3. #56FFFF

4. #56ABFF

5. #5656FF

Monochromatic colors

1. #0AFFFF

2. #3DFFFF

3. #70FFFF

4. #A3FFFF

5. #D7FEFE