#36c4e1

Color #36c4e1

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 14.24 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#36c4e1

RGB

rgb(54, 196, 225)

HSL

hsl(190.2, 74%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.2, 76%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(76%, 12.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(73.35, -27.26, -25.06)

LCH

lch(73.35, 37.03, 222.59)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.1219, 214.98)

HWB

hwb(190.2, 21.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e15336

Analogous

#36e1a9

#36c4e1

#366ee1

Triadic

#36c4e1

#e136c4

#c4e136

Split-complementary

#36c4e1

#e1366e

#e1a936

Tetradic

#36c4e1

#5336e1

#e15336

#c4e136

Square

#36c4e1

#a936e1

#e15336

#6ee136

Shades

Color #36c4e1 mixed toward black.

#1eadca

#188aa2

#126879

#0c4551

#062328

Tints

Color #36c4e1 mixed toward white.

#58cee6

#79d8eb

#9be1f0

#bcebf5

#def5fa

Tones

Color #36c4e1 mixed toward gray.

#44bad3

#52b1c4

#61a8b6

#6f9ea8

#7d959a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8dda · ΔE 28.5

Deuteranopia

#8479d9 · ΔE 32.8

Tritanopia

#47d5d4 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #36c4e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36c4e1]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#36c4e1 (#36c4e1) is rgb(54, 196, 225) in RGB.

No, #36c4e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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