#36A1CE Color

#36A1CE is rgb(54, 161, 206) in RGB and hsl(198, 61%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#36A1CE

HEX#36A1CE

RGBrgb(54, 161, 206)

HSLhsl(198, 61%, 51%)

HSVhsv(198, 74%, 81%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.115 230.4)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 22%, 0%, 19%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #36A1CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #36A1CE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#36A1CE Complementary#CE6436 Analogous#36CEB0 Analogous#3654CE Triadic#CE36A1 Triadic#A1CE36

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #36A1CE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53AED5 #6BBADB #88C7E2 #A5D5E9 #C1E2F0 #DAEEF6

Shades

#2C8CB5 #26799C #1F627F #184C63 #113646 #0B232D

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