Recognised as Colour

#36BAD4

#36BAD4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#36BAD4 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 186, 212 and HSL 190°, 65%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#36BAD4#36BAD4

HEX#36BAD4

RGBrgb(54, 186, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.7294, 0.8314

RGB percentages21.2%, 72.9%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(189.9, 64.8%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 74.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK74.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,586,772

CSS custom property--colour: #36BAD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#C9452B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7B4D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A4D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00C4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D45036

Analogous#36D49F, #366BD4

Triadic#D436BA, #BAD436

Split complementary#D4366B, #D49F36

Tetradic#9F36D4, #D45036, #6BD436

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEF4F8

Lighter +30%#B4E5EF

Lighter +20%#8AD7E6

Lighter +10%#60C8DD

Darker −10%#269AB1

Darker −20%#1D7687

Darker −30%#14515D

Darker −40%#0B2C33

More saturated +25%#18CEF3

Less saturated −25%#55A6B6

Channel breakdown

R54

G186

B212

Red54 (21.2%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue189.87°

Saturation (HSL)64.75%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G BA · B D4

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