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#36B2ED

#36b2ed ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36b2ed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 69.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.22% cyan, 24.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 199.34°, with 83.56% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.3874

Complementary

  1. #36b2ed
  2. #ed7136

Split complementary

  1. #36b2ed
  2. #ed3657
  3. #edcc36

Analogous

  1. #36edcc
  2. #36b2ed
  3. #3657ed

Triadic

  1. #36b2ed
  2. #ed36b2
  3. #b2ed36

Tetradic

  1. #36b2ed
  2. #7136ed
  3. #ed7136
  4. #b2ed36

Square

  1. #36b2ed
  2. #cc36ed
  3. #ed7136
  4. #57ed36

Monochromatic

  1. #0b597f
  2. #128bc5
  3. #36b2ed
  4. #7ccdf3
  5. #c2e8fa

Shades

#36b2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36b2ed
  2. #31a0d5
  3. #2b8ebe
  4. #267da6
  5. #206b8e
  6. #1b5977
  7. #16475f
  8. #103547
  9. #0b242f
  10. #051218
  11. #000000

Tints

#36b2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36b2ed
  2. #4abaef
  3. #5ec1f1
  4. #72c9f2
  5. #86d1f4
  6. #9bd9f6
  7. #afe0f8
  8. #c3e8fa
  9. #d7f0fb
  10. #ebf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36b2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36b2ed
  2. #3dade2
  3. #45a8d7
  4. #4ca3cc
  5. #549ec1
  6. #5b99b7
  7. #6294ac
  8. #6a8fa1
  9. #718a96
  10. #79858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88acc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95b1f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7da0ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ab1ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a7ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36b2ed {
  color: #36b2ed;
}
Background
.bg-36b2ed {
  background-color: #36b2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36b2ed {
  border: 2px solid #36b2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36b2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 178 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36b2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36b2ed, #3657ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36b2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 178 237 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.76 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.20 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.32 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.23 #c94d12 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#36b2ed  rgb(54, 178, 237)  hsl(199, 84%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed7136  rgb(237, 113, 54)  hsl(19, 84%, 57%)  Mango Tango
#ed36b2  rgb(237, 54, 178)  hsl(319, 84%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#b2ed36  rgb(178, 237, 54)  hsl(79, 84%, 57%)  Inchworm