#36ADD0#36ADD0

#36ADD0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.114 H 222.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36ADD0
RGB	rgb(54, 173, 208)
HSL	hsl(194, 62%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(194, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 16.8%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.92, -21.03, -27.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.92, 34.34, 232.24°)
OKLab	oklab(69.76% -0.0845 -0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(69.76% 0.114 222)
XYZ	xyz(27.8453, 35.2222, 64.9933)
Luminance	0.3523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36ADD0 #D05936

analogous

#36D0A6 #36ADD0 #3660D0

triadic

#36ADD0 #D036AD #ADD036

tetradic

#36ADD0 #A636D0 #D05936 #60D036

square

#36ADD0 #A636D0 #D05936 #60D036

split-complementary

#36ADD0 #D03660 #D0A636

monochromatic

#1A5D71 #2686A3 #36ADD0 #68C1DC #99D5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.61

#36ADD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.05

#36ADD0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36ADD0

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36ADD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##36ADD0	1.00	2.61	8.05	8.05
#FFFFFF	2.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A9D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#849AD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B8B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36add0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 173, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.114 222.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c5de',
    500: '#36add0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36add0;
$custom-light: #83c5de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36add0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.636,
    "s": 62.097,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69762,
    "c": 0.1136,
    "h": 222
  },
  "luminance": 0.35225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36ADD0

secondary

#D39E8F

accent

#6843E5

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #36ADD0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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