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#36C8EB

#36c8eb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36c8eb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 78.43% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.02% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 191.6°, with 81.9% saturation and 56.67% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4809

Complementary

  1. #36c8eb
  2. #eb5936

Split complementary

  1. #36c8eb
  2. #eb366e
  3. #ebb336

Analogous

  1. #36ebb3
  2. #36c8eb
  3. #366eeb

Triadic

  1. #36c8eb
  2. #eb36c8
  3. #c8eb36

Tetradic

  1. #36c8eb
  2. #5936eb
  3. #eb5936
  4. #c8eb36

Square

  1. #36c8eb
  2. #b336eb
  3. #eb5936
  4. #6eeb36

Monochromatic

  1. #0c667c
  2. #13a0c1
  3. #36c8eb
  4. #7cdbf2
  5. #c1eef9

Shades

#36c8eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36c8eb
  2. #31b4d4
  3. #2ba0bc
  4. #268ca5
  5. #20788d
  6. #1b6476
  7. #16505e
  8. #103c47
  9. #0b282f
  10. #051418
  11. #000000

Tints

#36c8eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36c8eb
  2. #4aceed
  3. #5ed3ef
  4. #72d9f1
  5. #86def3
  6. #9be4f5
  7. #afe9f7
  8. #c3eff9
  9. #d7f4fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36c8eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36c8eb
  2. #3dc1e0
  3. #45bad6
  4. #4cb2cb
  5. #54abc0
  6. #5ba4b6
  7. #629dab
  8. #6a96a0
  9. #718e95
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96bfcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c2ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ab1eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90c5ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ebaeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36c8eb {
  color: #36c8eb;
}
Background
.bg-36c8eb {
  background-color: #36c8eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36c8eb {
  border: 2px solid #36c8eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36c8eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 200 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36c8eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36c8eb, #366eeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36c8eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 200 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.62 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.30 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.01 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.44 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.49 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.66 #c93714 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36c8eb  rgb(54, 200, 235)  hsl(192, 82%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#eb5936  rgb(235, 89, 54)  hsl(12, 82%, 57%)  Flame
#eb36c8  rgb(235, 54, 200)  hsl(312, 82%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#c8eb36  rgb(200, 235, 54)  hsl(72, 82%, 57%)  Pear