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#36BBDB

#36bbdb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36bbdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 73.33% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.34% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 191.64°, with 69.62% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 8.1.

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Relative luminance0.4144

Complementary

  1. #36bbdb
  2. #db5636

Split complementary

  1. #36bbdb
  2. #db3668
  3. #dba936

Analogous

  1. #36dba9
  2. #36bbdb
  3. #3668db

Triadic

  1. #36bbdb
  2. #db36bb
  3. #bbdb36

Tetradic

  1. #36bbdb
  2. #5636db
  3. #db5636
  4. #bbdb36

Square

  1. #36bbdb
  2. #a936db
  3. #db5636
  4. #68db36

Monochromatic

  1. #125666
  2. #1e8ca7
  3. #36bbdb
  4. #77d1e7
  5. #b8e7f2

Shades

#36bbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36bbdb
  2. #31a8c5
  3. #2b96af
  4. #268399
  5. #207083
  6. #1b5e6e
  7. #164b58
  8. #103842
  9. #0b252c
  10. #051316
  11. #000000

Tints

#36bbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36bbdb
  2. #4ac2df
  3. #5ec9e2
  4. #72cfe6
  5. #86d6e9
  6. #9bdded
  7. #afe4f1
  8. #c3ebf4
  9. #d7f1f8
  10. #ebf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36bbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36bbdb
  2. #3db5d2
  3. #45afc9
  4. #4ca9c0
  5. #54a3b7
  6. #5b9eae
  7. #6298a4
  8. #6a929b
  9. #718c92
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a5db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76aedb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36bbdb {
  color: #36bbdb;
}
Background
.bg-36bbdb {
  background-color: #36bbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36bbdb {
  border: 2px solid #36bbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36bbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 187 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36bbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36bbdb, #3668db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36bbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 187 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.18 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.20 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.93 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.43 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.91 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 11.47 #c94424 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#36bbdb  rgb(54, 187, 219)  hsl(192, 70%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db5636  rgb(219, 86, 54)  hsl(12, 70%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#db36bb  rgb(219, 54, 187)  hsl(312, 70%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#bbdb36  rgb(187, 219, 54)  hsl(72, 70%, 54%)  June Bud