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Colour

#36B6FF

  • #36B6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#36B6FF is a blue with RGB values 54, 182, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#36B6FF#36B6FF
HEX#36B6FF
RGBrgb(54, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages21.2%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.8, 100%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 78.8%, 100%)
CMYK78.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,585,791
CSS custom property--colour: #36B6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#C94900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 8.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7F36
Analogous#36FFE4, #3651FF
Triadic#FF36B6, #B6FF36
Split complementary#FF3651, #FFE336
Tetradic#E436FF, #FF7F36, #52FF36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CFEEFF
Lighter +20%#9CDBFF
Lighter +10%#69C9FF
Darker −10%#03A3FF
Darker −20%#0084CF
Darker −30%#00639C
Darker −40%#004369
More saturated +25%#36B6FF
Less saturated −25%#4FAFE6

Channel breakdown

R54
G182
B255
Red54 (21.2%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G B6 · B FF

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