#36c5f0

Color #36c5f0

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 12.04 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#36c5f0

RGB

rgb(54, 197, 240)

HSL

hsl(193.9, 86.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.9, 77.5%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.5%, 17.9%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(74.19, -22.99, -31.87)

LCH

lch(74.19, 39.3, 234.19)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.1305, 223.2)

HWB

hwb(193.9, 21.2%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f06136

Analogous

#36f0be

#36c5f0

#3668f0

Triadic

#36c5f0

#f036c5

#c5f036

Split-complementary

#36c5f0

#f03668

#f0be36

Tetradic

#36c5f0

#6136f0

#f06136

#c5f036

Square

#36c5f0

#be36f0

#f06136

#68f036

Shades

Color #36c5f0 mixed toward black.

#11b3e4

#0e8fb6

#0a6b89

#07485b

#03242e

Tints

Color #36c5f0 mixed toward white.

#57cff2

#79d8f5

#9ae2f7

#bcecfa

#ddf5fc

Tones

Color #36c5f0 mixed toward gray.

#45bde0

#55b4d1

#64acc1

#74a4b2

#839ba2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8de7 · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#847ae4 · ΔE 31.1

Tritanopia

#47dfdd · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #36c5f0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36c5f0]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#36c5f0 (#36c5f0) is rgb(54, 197, 240) in RGB.

No, #36c5f0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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