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#36B3FC Color

#36B3FC is rgb(54, 179, 252) in RGB, hsl(202, 97%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 29%, 0%, 1%) 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 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36B3FC
HEX#36B3FC
RGBrgb(54, 179, 252)
HSLhsl(202, 97%, 60%)
HSVhsv(202, 79%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 29%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.149 239.9)
LABlab(68.78% -16.05 -46.65)
LCHlch(68.78% 49.34 251.01)

What #36B3FC 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 #36B3FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.08Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 6.5Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 8.57Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 9.12Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.74Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 10.73

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

#36B3FC Channel Values

How #36B3FC 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 179 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 97% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 79% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36B3FC 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #36B3FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #36B3FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #36B3FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#36B3FC
Complementary
#FC7F36
Analogous
#36FCE2
Analogous
#3650FC
Triadic
#FC36B3
Triadic
#B3FC36
Split comp.
#FC3650
Split comp.
#FCE236

Tints & Shades of #36B3FC

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

#4FBDFC
#6DC8FD
#86D2FD
#A5DDFE
#BEE6FE
#DCF2FE

Shades

#0EA4FB
#038DDD
#0374B5
#025A8D
#024064
#01273C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #36B3FC.

How #36B3FC 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#36B3FC
Protanopia#A6A6FC
Protanomaly#87ABFC
Deuteranopia#9898FD
Deuteranomaly#7CA3FD
Tritanopia#00BEBE
Tritanomaly#00BADA
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #36B3FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-36b3fc: #36B3FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36B3FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36b3fc': '#36B3FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.702, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_36b3fc">#36B3FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#36B3FC"

More Blue Colors

#36B3FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#36B3FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36B3FC?

#36B3FC is a light blue — rgb(54, 179, 252) in RGB and hsl(202, 97%, 60%) 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 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #36B3FC?

#36B3FC is rgb(54, 179, 252) — red 54, green 179, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36B3FC?

#36B3FC converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 29%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36B3FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #36B3FC scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #36B3FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #36B3FC 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 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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