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#36CAED

#36caed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36caed is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 79.22% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.22% cyan, 14.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 191.48°, with 83.56% saturation and 57.06% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4914

Complementary

  1. #36caed
  2. #ed5936

Split complementary

  1. #36caed
  2. #ed366e
  3. #edb536

Analogous

  1. #36edb5
  2. #36caed
  3. #366eed

Triadic

  1. #36caed
  2. #ed36ca
  3. #caed36

Tetradic

  1. #36caed
  2. #5936ed
  3. #ed5936
  4. #caed36

Square

  1. #36caed
  2. #b536ed
  3. #ed5936
  4. #6eed36

Monochromatic

  1. #0b697f
  2. #12a3c5
  3. #36caed
  4. #7cddf3
  5. #c2effa

Shades

#36caed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36caed
  2. #31b6d5
  3. #2ba2be
  4. #268da6
  5. #20798e
  6. #1b6577
  7. #16515f
  8. #103d47
  9. #0b282f
  10. #051418
  11. #000000

Tints

#36caed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36caed
  2. #4acfef
  3. #5ed5f1
  4. #72daf2
  5. #86dff4
  6. #9be5f6
  7. #afeaf8
  8. #c3effa
  9. #d7f4fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36caed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36caed
  2. #3dc3e2
  3. #45bbd7
  4. #4cb4cc
  5. #54acc1
  6. #5ba5b7
  7. #629eac
  8. #6a96a1
  9. #718f96
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97c1d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c4ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb2ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c6ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fbced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36caed {
  color: #36caed;
}
Background
.bg-36caed {
  background-color: #36caed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36caed {
  border: 2px solid #36caed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36caed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 202 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36caed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36caed, #366eed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36caed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 202 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.23 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.07 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.98 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.44 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.57 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.89 #c93512 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36caed  rgb(54, 202, 237)  hsl(191, 84%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ed5936  rgb(237, 89, 54)  hsl(11, 84%, 57%)  Tomato
#ed36ca  rgb(237, 54, 202)  hsl(311, 84%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#caed36  rgb(202, 237, 54)  hsl(71, 84%, 57%)  Pear