#36B8D7#36B8D7
#36B8D7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.117 H 217.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B8D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 184, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 67%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 75%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 14.4%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -24.42, -25.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 35.37, 226.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% -0.0924 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.117 217.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9224, 39.9678, 70.3616) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.24
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.75
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.35
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.46
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.76
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B8D7 #D75536
analogous
#36D7A6 #36B8D7 #3667D7
triadic
#36B8D7 #D736B8 #B8D736
tetradic
#36B8D7 #A636D7 #D75536 #67D736
square
#36B8D7 #A636D7 #D75536 #67D736
split-complementary
#36B8D7 #D73667 #D7A636
monochromatic
#18677A #2293AD #36B8D7 #69CAE1 #9CDCEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#36B8D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#36B8D7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B8D7
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B8D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B8D7 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B3D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA3D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b8d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 184, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.117 217.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cde3',
500: '#36b8d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b8d7; $custom-light: #85cde3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b8d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 184,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.553,
"s": 66.805,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72681,
"c": 0.11679,
"h": 217.7
},
"luminance": 0.39972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B8D7
secondary
#D79F92
accent
#5F3EEA
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7D8283