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#36D1FA

#36d1fa ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#36d1fa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 81.96% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.4% cyan, 16.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 192.55°, with 95.15% saturation and 59.61% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.5329

Complementary

  1. #36d1fa
  2. #fa5f36

Split complementary

  1. #36d1fa
  2. #fa366f
  3. #fac136

Analogous

  1. #36fac1
  2. #36d1fa
  3. #366ffa

Triadic

  1. #36d1fa
  2. #fa36d1
  3. #d1fa36

Tetradic

  1. #36d1fa
  2. #5f36fa
  3. #fa5f36
  4. #d1fa36

Square

  1. #36d1fa
  2. #c136fa
  3. #fa5f36
  4. #6ffa36

Monochromatic

  1. #047593
  2. #06b1de
  3. #36d1fa
  4. #81e2fc
  5. #cbf3fe

Shades

#36d1fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36d1fa
  2. #31bce1
  3. #2ba7c8
  4. #2692af
  5. #207d96
  6. #1b697d
  7. #165464
  8. #103f4b
  9. #0b2a32
  10. #051519
  11. #000000

Tints

#36d1fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36d1fa
  2. #4ad6fb
  3. #5edafb
  4. #72dffc
  5. #86e3fc
  6. #9be8fd
  7. #afedfd
  8. #c3f1fe
  9. #d7f6fe
  10. #ebfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36d1fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36d1fa
  2. #3dc9ee
  3. #45c1e2
  4. #4cb9d5
  5. #54b1c9
  6. #5ba9bd
  7. #62a0b1
  8. #6a98a5
  9. #719098
  10. #79888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc8da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8cbfc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb9fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dede ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96cefb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82c3fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d9ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36d1fa {
  color: #36d1fa;
}
Background
.bg-36d1fa {
  background-color: #36d1fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36d1fa {
  border: 2px solid #36d1fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36d1fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 209 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 95% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36d1fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36d1fa, #366ffa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36d1fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 209 250 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.23 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.58 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.55 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.99 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.89 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.12 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.74 #c92e05 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36d1fa  rgb(54, 209, 250)  hsl(193, 95%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#fa5f36  rgb(250, 95, 54)  hsl(13, 95%, 60%)  Tomato
#fa36d1  rgb(250, 54, 209)  hsl(313, 95%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#d1fa36  rgb(209, 250, 54)  hsl(73, 95%, 60%)  Electric Lime