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#36bcdd

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
54, 188, 221
HSL
192°, 71%, 54%
CMYK
76, 15, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4197

Every format

HEX#36bcdd
RGBrgb(54, 188, 221)
HSLhsl(192, 71%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 15%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(70.8 -24.5 -26.7)
LCHlch(70.8 36.3 227.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.739 0.120 218.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #36bcdd;
background-color: #36bcdd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#36bcdd] bg-[#36bcdd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #36bcdd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.212, green: 0.737, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#36bcdd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#36bcdd on white: 2.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#36bcdd on black: 9.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red21.2%
Green73.7%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan75.6%
Magenta14.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#36bcdd text on a black background

contrast 9.39:1

Card sample

#36bcdd text on a white background

contrast 2.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(54, 188, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(54, 188, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #36bcdd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36bcdd, #364CDD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #36bcdd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #36bcdd in the Color Lab