#36a1de

Color #36a1de

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#36a1de

RGB

rgb(54, 161, 222)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 71.8%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 75.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.7%, 27.5%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(62.96, -9.88, -39.49)

LCH

lch(62.96, 40.71, 255.95)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1308, 238.57)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 21.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de7336

Analogous

#36dec7

#36a1de

#364dde

Triadic

#36a1de

#de36a1

#a1de36

Split-complementary

#36a1de

#de364d

#dec736

Tetradic

#36a1de

#7336de

#de7336

#a1de36

Square

#36a1de

#c736de

#de7336

#4dde36

Shades

Color #36a1de mixed toward black.

#208ac6

#1a6e9e

#135377

#0d374f

#061c28

Tints

Color #36a1de mixed toward white.

#57b1e3

#79c0e9

#9ad0ee

#bce0f4

#ddeff9

Tones

Color #36a1de mixed toward gray.

#449dd0

#5299c2

#6095b4

#6e92a6

#7c8e98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7475d1 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#6e66ce · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#41c7c4 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #36a1de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36a1de]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#36a1de (#36a1de) is rgb(54, 161, 222) in RGB.

No, #36a1de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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