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#36BDF2

#36bdf2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36bdf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 74.12% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.69% cyan, 21.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 196.91°, with 87.85% saturation and 58.04% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.4359

Complementary

  1. #36bdf2
  2. #f26b36

Split complementary

  1. #36bdf2
  2. #f2365f
  3. #f2c936

Analogous

  1. #36f2c9
  2. #36bdf2
  3. #365ff2

Triadic

  1. #36bdf2
  2. #f236bd
  3. #bdf236

Tetradic

  1. #36bdf2
  2. #6b36f2
  3. #f26b36
  4. #bdf236

Square

  1. #36bdf2
  2. #c936f2
  3. #f26b36
  4. #5ff236

Monochromatic

  1. #096386
  2. #0d98ce
  3. #36bdf2
  4. #7ed5f7
  5. #c6ecfb

Shades

#36bdf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36bdf2
  2. #31aada
  3. #2b97c2
  4. #2684a9
  5. #207191
  6. #1b5f79
  7. #164c61
  8. #103949
  9. #0b2630
  10. #051318
  11. #000000

Tints

#36bdf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36bdf2
  2. #4ac4f3
  3. #5ecaf5
  4. #72d1f6
  5. #86d7f7
  6. #9bdef9
  7. #afe5fa
  8. #c3ebfb
  9. #d7f2fc
  10. #ebf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36bdf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36bdf2
  2. #3db7e7
  3. #45b1db
  4. #4cabd0
  5. #54a5c4
  6. #5b9fb9
  7. #6298ae
  8. #6a92a2
  9. #718c97
  10. #79868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb6ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2baf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a9f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84bbf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71b1f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36bdf2 {
  color: #36bdf2;
}
Background
.bg-36bdf2 {
  background-color: #36bdf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36bdf2 {
  border: 2px solid #36bdf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36bdf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 189 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36bdf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36bdf2, #365ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36bdf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 189 242 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.12 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.25 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.45 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.86 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.00 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.31 #c9420d Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#36bdf2  rgb(54, 189, 242)  hsl(197, 88%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f26b36  rgb(242, 107, 54)  hsl(17, 88%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#f236bd  rgb(242, 54, 189)  hsl(317, 88%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bdf236  rgb(189, 242, 54)  hsl(77, 88%, 58%)  Electric Lime