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#36A3E2 Color

#36A3E2 is rgb(54, 163, 226) in RGB, hsl(202, 75%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 28%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36A3E2
HEX#36A3E2
RGBrgb(54, 163, 226)
HSLhsl(202, 75%, 55%)
HSVhsv(202, 76%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 28%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.134 239)
LABlab(63.08% -15.41 -41.39)
LCHlch(63.08% 44.17 249.58)

What #36A3E2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #36A3E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.49Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 5.88Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 6.25Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 6.42Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 6.53Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 6.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#36A3E2 Channel Values

How #36A3E2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 54 · G 163 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 75% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 76% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36A3E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #36A3E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #36A3E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #36A3E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#36A3E2
Complementary
#E27536
Analogous
#36E2CB
Analogous
#364DE2
Triadic
#E236A3
Triadic
#A3E236
Split comp.
#E2364D
Split comp.
#E2CB36

Tints & Shades of #36A3E2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#51AFE6
#6CBCEA
#87C8EE
#A6D6F2
#C1E2F6
#DBEFFA

Shades

#1F93D6
#197AB3
#156593
#115074
#0C3A55
#072231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #36A3E2.

How #36A3E2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#36A3E2
Protanopia#9797E2
Protanomaly#7C9CE2
Deuteranopia#8B8BE3
Deuteranomaly#7295E3
Tritanopia#00ADAD
Tritanomaly#14A9C4
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #36A3E2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-36a3e2: #36A3E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36A3E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36a3e2': '#36A3E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.639, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_36a3e2">#36A3E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#36A3E2"

More Blue Colors

#36A3E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#36A3E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36A3E2?

#36A3E2 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(54, 163, 226) in RGB and hsl(202, 75%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #36A3E2?

#36A3E2 is rgb(54, 163, 226) — red 54, green 163, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36A3E2?

#36A3E2 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 28%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36A3E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #36A3E2 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #36A3E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #36A3E2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 12.5, which is visibly different.

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