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#36ade9

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
54, 173, 233
HSL
200°, 80%, 56%
CMYK
77, 26, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3655

Every format

HEX#36ade9
RGBrgb(54, 173, 233)
HSLhsl(200, 80%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 26%, 0%, 9%)
LABlab(66.9 -12.7 -39.3)
LCHlch(66.9 41.3 252.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.709 0.134 235.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #36ade9;
background-color: #36ade9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#36ade9] bg-[#36ade9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #36ade9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.212, green: 0.678, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#36ade9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#36ade9 on white: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#36ade9 on black: 8.31:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red21.2%
Green67.8%
Blue91.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan76.8%
Magenta25.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%

Color previews

#36ade9 text on a black background

contrast 8.31:1

Card sample

#36ade9 text on a white background

contrast 2.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #36ade9;
Background color
Panel with #36ade9 background
background-color: #36ade9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #36ade9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(54, 173, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(54, 173, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #36ade9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36ade9, #3636E9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #36ade9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #36ade9 in the Color Lab