#36afd1

Color #36afd1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 15.41 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#36afd1

RGB

rgb(54, 175, 209)

HSL

hsl(193.2, 62.8%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.2, 74.2%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(66.55, -21.74, -26.73)

LCH

lch(66.55, 34.45, 230.88)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.114, 221.02)

HWB

hwb(193.2, 21.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d15836

Analogous

#36d1a6

#36afd1

#3661d1

Triadic

#36afd1

#d136af

#afd136

Split-complementary

#36afd1

#d13661

#d1a636

Tetradic

#36afd1

#5836d1

#d15836

#afd136

Square

#36afd1

#a636d1

#d15836

#61d136

Shades

Color #36afd1 mixed toward black.

#2994b3

#21778f

#18596b

#103b47

#081e24

Tints

Color #36afd1 mixed toward white.

#58bcd9

#79cae0

#9bd7e8

#bce4f0

#def2f7

Tones

Color #36afd1 mixed toward gray.

#43a8c4

#50a1b7

#5d99aa

#6a929d

#778b90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7ec9 · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#776ec8 · ΔE 29.5

Tritanopia

#43c3c2 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #36afd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36afd1]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#36afd1 (#36afd1) is rgb(54, 175, 209) in RGB.

No, #36afd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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