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#36DDFF

#36ddff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#36ddff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 86.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.82% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 190.15°, with 100% saturation and 60.59% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5972

Complementary

  1. #36ddff
  2. #ff5836

Split complementary

  1. #36ddff
  2. #ff3679
  3. #ffbd36

Analogous

  1. #36ffbd
  2. #36ddff
  3. #3679ff

Triadic

  1. #36ddff
  2. #ff36dd
  3. #ddff36

Tetradic

  1. #36ddff
  2. #5836ff
  3. #ff5836
  4. #ddff36

Square

  1. #36ddff
  2. #bd36ff
  3. #ff5836
  4. #79ff36

Monochromatic

  1. #00829c
  2. #00c1e9
  3. #36ddff
  4. #83eaff
  5. #cff7ff

Shades

#36ddff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36ddff
  2. #31c7e6
  3. #2bb1cc
  4. #269bb3
  5. #208599
  6. #1b6f80
  7. #165866
  8. #10424d
  9. #0b2c33
  10. #05161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#36ddff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36ddff
  2. #4ae0ff
  3. #5ee4ff
  4. #72e7ff
  5. #86ebff
  6. #9beeff
  7. #aff1ff
  8. #c3f5ff
  9. #d7f8ff
  10. #ebfcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36ddff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36ddff
  2. #3dd4f2
  3. #45cae6
  4. #4cc1d9
  5. #54b8cc
  6. #5bafc0
  7. #62a5b3
  8. #6a9ca6
  9. #719399
  10. #79898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d2e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abc3ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e9e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0d9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bceff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e5f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36ddff {
  color: #36ddff;
}
Background
.bg-36ddff {
  background-color: #36ddff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36ddff {
  border: 2px solid #36ddff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36ddff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 221 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 100% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36ddff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36ddff, #3679ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36ddff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 221 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.62 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.20 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.39 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.12 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.44 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.02 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.14 #c92200 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36ddff  rgb(54, 221, 255)  hsl(190, 100%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#ff5836  rgb(255, 88, 54)  hsl(10, 100%, 61%)  Tomato
#ff36dd  rgb(255, 54, 221)  hsl(310, 100%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#ddff36  rgb(221, 255, 54)  hsl(70, 100%, 61%)  Chartreuse Yellow