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#36BFEC

#36bfec ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36bfec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.12% cyan, 19.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 194.84°, with 82.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.441

Complementary

  1. #36bfec
  2. #ec6336

Split complementary

  1. #36bfec
  2. #ec3664
  3. #ecbe36

Analogous

  1. #36ecbe
  2. #36bfec
  3. #3664ec

Triadic

  1. #36bfec
  2. #ec36bf
  3. #bfec36

Tetradic

  1. #36bfec
  2. #6336ec
  3. #ec6336
  4. #bfec36

Square

  1. #36bfec
  2. #be36ec
  3. #ec6336
  4. #64ec36

Monochromatic

  1. #0c617d
  2. #1297c3
  3. #36bfec
  4. #7cd5f3
  5. #c2ecf9

Shades

#36bfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36bfec
  2. #31acd4
  3. #2b99bd
  4. #2686a5
  5. #20738e
  6. #1b6076
  7. #164c5e
  8. #103947
  9. #0b262f
  10. #051318
  11. #000000

Tints

#36bfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36bfec
  2. #4ac5ee
  3. #5eccf0
  4. #72d2f2
  5. #86d9f4
  6. #9bdff6
  7. #afe5f7
  8. #c3ecf9
  9. #d7f2fb
  10. #ebf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36bfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36bfec
  2. #3db9e1
  3. #45b2d6
  4. #4caccc
  5. #54a6c1
  6. #5ba0b6
  7. #6299ab
  8. #6a93a0
  9. #718d96
  10. #79868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b7cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6bbee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8eaaeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87bded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75b3ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36bfec {
  color: #36bfec;
}
Background
.bg-36bfec {
  background-color: #36bfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36bfec {
  border: 2px solid #36bfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36bfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 191 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36bfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36bfec, #3664ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36bfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 191 236 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.25 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.41 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.91 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.75 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.54 #c94013 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#36bfec  rgb(54, 191, 236)  hsl(195, 83%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec6336  rgb(236, 99, 54)  hsl(15, 83%, 57%)  Flame
#ec36bf  rgb(236, 54, 191)  hsl(315, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bfec36  rgb(191, 236, 54)  hsl(75, 83%, 57%)  Electric Lime