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#36BBF6

#36bbf6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#36bbf6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 73.33% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.05% cyan, 23.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 198.44°, with 91.43% saturation and 58.82% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.4298

Complementary

  1. #36bbf6
  2. #f67136

Split complementary

  1. #36bbf6
  2. #f6365b
  3. #f6d136

Analogous

  1. #36f6d1
  2. #36bbf6
  3. #365bf6

Triadic

  1. #36bbf6
  2. #f636bb
  3. #bbf636

Tetradic

  1. #36bbf6
  2. #7136f6
  3. #f67136
  4. #bbf636

Square

  1. #36bbf6
  2. #d136f6
  3. #f67136
  4. #5bf636

Monochromatic

  1. #06638d
  2. #0a97d6
  3. #36bbf6
  4. #7fd4f9
  5. #c8edfd

Shades

#36bbf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36bbf6
  2. #31a8dd
  3. #2b96c5
  4. #2683ac
  5. #207094
  6. #1b5e7b
  7. #164b62
  8. #10384a
  9. #0b2531
  10. #051319
  11. #000000

Tints

#36bbf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36bbf6
  2. #4ac2f7
  3. #5ec9f8
  4. #72cff9
  5. #86d6fa
  6. #9bddfb
  7. #afe4fb
  8. #c3ebfc
  9. #d7f1fd
  10. #ebf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36bbf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36bbf6
  2. #3db5ea
  3. #45afde
  4. #4ca9d3
  5. #54a3c7
  6. #5b9ebb
  7. #6298af
  8. #6a92a3
  9. #718c98
  10. #79868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb4cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb9f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84a7f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81baf8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6db0f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36bbf6 {
  color: #36bbf6;
}
Background
.bg-36bbf6 {
  background-color: #36bbf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36bbf6 {
  border: 2px solid #36bbf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36bbf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 187 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 91% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36bbf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36bbf6, #365bf6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36bbf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 187 246 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 1.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.46 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.55 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.94 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.04 #c94409 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#36bbf6  rgb(54, 187, 246)  hsl(198, 91%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f67136  rgb(246, 113, 54)  hsl(18, 91%, 59%)  Mango Tango
#f636bb  rgb(246, 54, 187)  hsl(318, 91%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#bbf636  rgb(187, 246, 54)  hsl(78, 91%, 59%)  Green Yellow