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#36D4EF

#36d4ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36d4ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 83.14% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.41% cyan, 11.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 188.76°, with 85.25% saturation and 57.45% 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.79.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.541

Complementary

  1. #36d4ef
  2. #ef5136

Split complementary

  1. #36d4ef
  2. #ef3677
  3. #efae36

Analogous

  1. #36efae
  2. #36d4ef
  3. #3677ef

Triadic

  1. #36d4ef
  2. #ef36d4
  3. #d4ef36

Tetradic

  1. #36d4ef
  2. #5136ef
  3. #ef5136
  4. #d4ef36

Square

  1. #36d4ef
  2. #ae36ef
  3. #ef5136
  4. #77ef36

Monochromatic

  1. #0a7082
  2. #10aec9
  3. #36d4ef
  4. #7de3f5
  5. #c4f2fa

Shades

#36d4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36d4ef
  2. #31bfd7
  3. #2baabf
  4. #2694a7
  5. #207f8f
  6. #1b6a78
  7. #165560
  8. #104048
  9. #0b2a30
  10. #051518
  11. #000000

Tints

#36d4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36d4ef
  2. #4ad8f1
  3. #5eddf2
  4. #72e1f4
  5. #86e5f5
  6. #9beaf7
  7. #afeef9
  8. #c3f2fa
  9. #d7f6fc
  10. #ebfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36d4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36d4ef
  2. #3dcce4
  3. #45c3d9
  4. #4cbbce
  5. #54b2c3
  6. #5baab8
  7. #62a2ac
  8. #6a99a1
  9. #719196
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dcad6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfcdf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6bbef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bd0f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88c5ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbe4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36d4ef {
  color: #36d4ef;
}
Background
.bg-36d4ef {
  background-color: #36d4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36d4ef {
  border: 2px solid #36d4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36d4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 212 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36d4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36d4ef, #3677ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36d4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 212 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.79 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.70 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.69 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.76 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.69 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.69 #c92b10 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36d4ef  rgb(54, 212, 239)  hsl(189, 85%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ef5136  rgb(239, 81, 54)  hsl(9, 85%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#ef36d4  rgb(239, 54, 212)  hsl(309, 85%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#d4ef36  rgb(212, 239, 54)  hsl(69, 85%, 57%)  Pear