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Recognised as Colour

#36DBFB

  • #36DBFB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#36DBFB is a cyan with RGB values 54, 219, 251 and HSL 190°, 96%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#36DBFB#36DBFB
HEX#36DBFB
RGBrgb(54, 219, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8588, 0.9843
RGB percentages21.2%, 85.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(189.7, 96.1%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 78.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK78.5%, 12.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,595,259
CSS custom property--colour: #36DBFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#C92404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D4FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAC1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00E7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Aqua · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FB5636
Analogous#36FBB9, #3679FB
Triadic#FB36DB, #DBFB36
Split complementary#FB3678, #FBB936
Tetradic#B936FB, #FB5636, #78FB36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#CCF6FE
Lighter +20%#9AEDFD
Lighter +10%#68E4FC
Darker −10%#05D1F9
Darker −20%#04A7C7
Darker −30%#037D95
Darker −40%#025363
More saturated +25%#32DEFF
Less saturated −25%#50CAE1

Channel breakdown

R54
G219
B251
Red54 (21.2%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue189.75°
Saturation (HSL)96.1%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G DB · B FB

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