Recognised as Colour

#36DCFD

#36DCFD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#36DCFD is a cyan with RGB values 54, 220, 253 and HSL 190°, 98%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#36DCFD#36DCFD

HEX#36DCFD

RGBrgb(54, 220, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8627, 0.9922

RGB percentages21.2%, 86.3%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(189.9, 98%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 78.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK78.7%, 13%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,595,517

CSS custom property--colour: #36DCFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.81:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#C92302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABC2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00E8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 16.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3 Aqua · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FD5736

Analogous#36FDBB, #3678FD

Triadic#FD36DC, #DCFD36

Split complementary#FD3679, #FDBB36

Tetradic#BA36FD, #FD5736, #78FD36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CDF6FF

Lighter +20%#9BEEFE

Lighter +10%#68E5FE

Darker −10%#04D3FC

Darker −20%#02AACB

Darker −30%#027F98

Darker −40%#015566

More saturated +25%#34DDFF

Less saturated −25%#4FCBE4

Channel breakdown

R54

G220

B253

Red54 (21.2%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue189.95°

Saturation (HSL)98.03%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G DC · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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