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Colour

#36ADEA

  • #36ADEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#36ADEA is a blue with RGB values 54, 173, 234 and HSL 200°, 81%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#36ADEA#36ADEA
HEX#36ADEA
RGBrgb(54, 173, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.6784, 0.9176
RGB percentages21.2%, 67.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(200.3, 81.1%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 76.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK76.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,583,466
CSS custom property--colour: #36ADEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#C95215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ACEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#779CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7336
Analogous#36EACD, #3653EA
Triadic#EA36AD, #ADEA36
Split complementary#EA3653, #EACD36
Tetradic#CD36EA, #EA7336, #53EA36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF8FD
Lighter +30%#C1E6F8
Lighter +20%#92D3F4
Lighter +10%#64C0EF
Darker −10%#1695D7
Darker −20%#1275A8
Darker −30%#0D557A
Darker −40%#08354C
More saturated +25%#21B4FF
Less saturated −25%#52A4CE

Channel breakdown

R54
G173
B234
Red54 (21.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue200.33°
Saturation (HSL)81.08%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G AD · B EA

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