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#36affc

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

RGB
54, 175, 252
HSL
203°, 97%, 60%
CMYK
79, 31, 0, 1
Luminance
0.3847

Every format

HEX#36affc
RGBrgb(54, 175, 252)
HSLhsl(203, 97%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 31%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(68.4 -7.3 -47.4)
LCHlch(68.4 48.0 261.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.723 0.152 242.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #36affc;
background-color: #36affc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#36affc] bg-[#36affc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #36affc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.212, green: 0.686, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#36affc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#36affc on white: 2.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#36affc on black: 8.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red21.2%
Green68.6%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.6%
Magenta30.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#36affc text on a black background

contrast 8.69:1

Card sample

#36affc text on a white background

contrast 2.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(54, 175, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(54, 175, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #36affc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36affc, #4136FC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #36affc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #36affc in the Color Lab