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#36BFDF

#36bfdf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36bfdf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 74.9% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.78% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 191.36°, with 72.53% saturation and 54.31% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.66.

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Relative luminance0.4337

Complementary

  1. #36bfdf
  2. #df5636

Split complementary

  1. #36bfdf
  2. #df366a
  3. #dfaa36

Analogous

  1. #36dfaa
  2. #36bfdf
  3. #366adf

Triadic

  1. #36bfdf
  2. #df36bf
  3. #bfdf36

Tetradic

  1. #36bfdf
  2. #5636df
  3. #df5636
  4. #bfdf36

Square

  1. #36bfdf
  2. #aa36df
  3. #df5636
  4. #6adf36

Monochromatic

  1. #115a6b
  2. #1c91ad
  3. #36bfdf
  4. #78d4ea
  5. #bae9f4

Shades

#36bfdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36bfdf
  2. #31acc9
  3. #2b99b2
  4. #26869c
  5. #207386
  6. #1b6070
  7. #164c59
  8. #103943
  9. #0b262d
  10. #051316
  11. #000000

Tints

#36bfdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36bfdf
  2. #4ac5e2
  3. #5ecce5
  4. #72d2e9
  5. #86d9ec
  6. #9bdfef
  7. #afe5f2
  8. #c3ecf5
  9. #d7f2f9
  10. #ebf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36bfdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36bfdf
  2. #3db9d6
  3. #45b2cc
  4. #4cacc3
  5. #54a6b9
  6. #5ba0b0
  7. #6299a6
  8. #6a939d
  9. #718d93
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb6c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab9e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a9df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bbce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79b2df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36bfdf {
  color: #36bfdf;
}
Background
.bg-36bfdf {
  background-color: #36bfdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36bfdf {
  border: 2px solid #36bfdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36bfdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 191 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 73% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36bfdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36bfdf, #366adf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36bfdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 191 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.66 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.90 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.07 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.18 #c94020 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36bfdf  rgb(54, 191, 223)  hsl(191, 73%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#df5636  rgb(223, 86, 54)  hsl(11, 73%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#df36bf  rgb(223, 54, 191)  hsl(311, 73%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#bfdf36  rgb(191, 223, 54)  hsl(71, 73%, 54%)  Pear