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#36CFEB

#36cfeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36cfeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 81.18% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.02% cyan, 11.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 189.28°, 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.43.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5141

Complementary

  1. #36cfeb
  2. #eb5236

Split complementary

  1. #36cfeb
  2. #eb3675
  3. #ebad36

Analogous

  1. #36ebad
  2. #36cfeb
  3. #3675eb

Triadic

  1. #36cfeb
  2. #eb36cf
  3. #cfeb36

Tetradic

  1. #36cfeb
  2. #5236eb
  3. #eb5236
  4. #cfeb36

Square

  1. #36cfeb
  2. #ad36eb
  3. #eb5236
  4. #75eb36

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6a7c
  2. #13a6c1
  3. #36cfeb
  4. #7ce0f2
  5. #c1f0f9

Shades

#36cfeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36cfeb
  2. #31bad4
  3. #2ba6bc
  4. #2691a5
  5. #207c8d
  6. #1b6876
  7. #16535e
  8. #103e47
  9. #0b292f
  10. #051518
  11. #000000

Tints

#36cfeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36cfeb
  2. #4ad4ed
  3. #5ed9ef
  4. #72ddf1
  5. #86e2f3
  6. #9be7f5
  7. #afecf7
  8. #c3f1f9
  9. #d7f5fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36cfeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36cfeb
  2. #3dc7e0
  3. #45bfd6
  4. #4cb7cb
  5. #54afc0
  6. #5ba8b6
  7. #62a0ab
  8. #6a98a0
  9. #719095
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac5d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac8ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b6eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dad8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97cbec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84c1eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36cfeb {
  color: #36cfeb;
}
Background
.bg-36cfeb {
  background-color: #36cfeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36cfeb {
  border: 2px solid #36cfeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36cfeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 207 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36cfeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36cfeb, #3675eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36cfeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 207 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.43 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.35 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.97 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.99 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.55 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.61 #c93014 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36cfeb  rgb(54, 207, 235)  hsl(189, 82%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#eb5236  rgb(235, 82, 54)  hsl(9, 82%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#eb36cf  rgb(235, 54, 207)  hsl(309, 82%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#cfeb36  rgb(207, 235, 54)  hsl(69, 82%, 57%)  Pear