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#36CDFD

#36cdfd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#36cdfd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 80.39% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.66% cyan, 18.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 194.47°, with 98.03% saturation and 60.2% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.5154

Complementary

  1. #36cdfd
  2. #fd6636

Split complementary

  1. #36cdfd
  2. #fd366a
  3. #fdc936

Analogous

  1. #36fdc9
  2. #36cdfd
  3. #366afd

Triadic

  1. #36cdfd
  2. #fd36cd
  3. #cdfd36

Tetradic

  1. #36cdfd
  2. #6636fd
  3. #fd6636
  4. #cdfd36

Square

  1. #36cdfd
  2. #c936fd
  3. #fd6636
  4. #6afd36

Monochromatic

  1. #027499
  2. #02aee4
  3. #36cdfd
  4. #82e0fe
  5. #cef3ff

Shades

#36cdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36cdfd
  2. #31b9e4
  3. #2ba4ca
  4. #2690b1
  5. #207b98
  6. #1b677f
  7. #165265
  8. #103e4c
  9. #0b2933
  10. #051519
  11. #000000

Tints

#36cdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36cdfd
  2. #4ad2fd
  3. #5ed7fd
  4. #72dcfe
  5. #86e1fe
  6. #9be6fe
  7. #afebfe
  8. #c3f0fe
  9. #d7f5ff
  10. #ebfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36cdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36cdfd
  2. #3dc5f1
  3. #45bee4
  4. #4cb6d8
  5. #54aecb
  6. #5ba7bf
  7. #629fb2
  8. #6a97a6
  9. #718f99
  10. #79888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac4da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b6fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91cafe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dc0fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36cdfd {
  color: #36cdfd;
}
Background
.bg-36cdfd {
  background-color: #36cdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36cdfd {
  border: 2px solid #36cdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36cdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 205 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 98% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36cdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36cdfd, #366afd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36cdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 205 253 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.32 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.29 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.33 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.88 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.08 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.55 #c93202 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#36cdfd  rgb(54, 205, 253)  hsl(194, 98%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd6636  rgb(253, 102, 54)  hsl(14, 98%, 60%)  Tomato
#fd36cd  rgb(253, 54, 205)  hsl(314, 98%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#cdfd36  rgb(205, 253, 54)  hsl(74, 98%, 60%)  Electric Lime