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Recognised as Colour

#36EDF8

  • #36EDF8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#36EDF8 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 237, 248 and HSL 183°, 93%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#36EDF8#36EDF8
HEX#36EDF8
RGBrgb(54, 237, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.9294, 0.9725
RGB percentages21.2%, 92.9%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(183.4, 93.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.4, 78.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK78.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,599,864
CSS custom property--colour: #36EDF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#C91207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE2F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0CFF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00F6F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 10.5Cyan · ΔE 10.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.5Turquoise · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F84136
Analogous#36F8A2, #368CF8
Triadic#F836ED, #EDF836
Split complementary#F8368C, #F8A236
Tetradic#A236F8, #F84136, #8CF836

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFFFF
Lighter +30%#CAFAFD
Lighter +20%#99F6FB
Lighter +10%#67F1FA
Darker −10%#08E5F3
Darker −20%#07B7C1
Darker −30%#058890
Darker −40%#035A5F
More saturated +25%#2FF3FF
Less saturated −25%#50D6DE

Channel breakdown

R54
G237
B248
Red54 (21.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue183.4°
Saturation (HSL)93.27%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G ED · B F8

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