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#36cdff

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

RGB
54, 205, 255
HSL
195°, 100%, 61%
CMYK
79, 20, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5167

Every format

HEX#36cdff
RGBrgb(54, 205, 255)
HSLhsl(195, 100%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(77.1 -22.2 -35.5)
LCHlch(77.1 41.8 238.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.793 0.139 225.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #36cdff;
background-color: #36cdff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#36cdff] bg-[#36cdff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #36cdff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.212, green: 0.804, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#36cdff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#36cdff on white: 1.85:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#36cdff on black: 11.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red21.2%
Green80.4%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.8%
Magenta19.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#36cdff text on a black background

contrast 11.33:1

Card sample

#36cdff text on a white background

contrast 1.85:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(54, 205, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(54, 205, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #36cdff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36cdff, #3647FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #36cdff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #36cdff in the Color Lab