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#36CBEC

#36cbec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36cbec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 79.61% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.12% cyan, 13.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 190.88°, 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.72.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4955

Complementary

  1. #36cbec
  2. #ec5736

Split complementary

  1. #36cbec
  2. #ec3670
  3. #ecb236

Analogous

  1. #36ecb2
  2. #36cbec
  3. #3670ec

Triadic

  1. #36cbec
  2. #ec36cb
  3. #cbec36

Tetradic

  1. #36cbec
  2. #5736ec
  3. #ec5736
  4. #cbec36

Square

  1. #36cbec
  2. #b236ec
  3. #ec5736
  4. #70ec36

Monochromatic

  1. #0c697d
  2. #12a3c3
  3. #36cbec
  4. #7cddf3
  5. #c2eff9

Shades

#36cbec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36cbec
  2. #31b7d4
  3. #2ba2bd
  4. #268ea5
  5. #207a8e
  6. #1b6676
  7. #16515e
  8. #103d47
  9. #0b292f
  10. #051418
  11. #000000

Tints

#36cbec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36cbec
  2. #4ad0ee
  3. #5ed5f0
  4. #72dbf2
  5. #86e0f4
  6. #9be5f6
  7. #afeaf7
  8. #c3eff9
  9. #d7f5fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36cbec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36cbec
  2. #3dc4e1
  3. #45bcd6
  4. #4cb5cc
  5. #54adc1
  6. #5ba6b6
  7. #629eab
  8. #6a97a0
  9. #718f96
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98c1d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db3ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93c7ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80bdec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36cbec {
  color: #36cbec;
}
Background
.bg-36cbec {
  background-color: #36cbec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36cbec {
  border: 2px solid #36cbec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36cbec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 203 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36cbec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36cbec, #3670ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36cbec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 203 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.72 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.49 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.39 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.29 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.56 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.13 #c93413 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36cbec  rgb(54, 203, 236)  hsl(191, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ec5736  rgb(236, 87, 54)  hsl(11, 83%, 57%)  Flame
#ec36cb  rgb(236, 54, 203)  hsl(311, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#cbec36  rgb(203, 236, 54)  hsl(71, 83%, 57%)  Pear