#36879d

Color #36879d

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.65 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#36879d

RGB

rgb(54, 135, 157)

HSL

hsl(192.8, 48.8%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.8, 65.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.6%, 14%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(52.45, -17.42, -18.99)

LCH

lch(52.45, 25.77, 227.47)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0843, 218.88)

HWB

hwb(192.8, 21.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d4c36

Analogous

#369d80

#36879d

#36549d

Triadic

#36879d

#9d3687

#879d36

Split-complementary

#36879d

#9d3654

#9d8036

Tetradic

#36879d

#4c369d

#9d4c36

#879d36

Square

#36879d

#80369d

#9d4c36

#549d36

Shades

Color #36879d mixed toward black.

#2d7183

#245a69

#1b444f

#122d34

#09171a

Tints

Color #36879d mixed toward white.

#46a5bf

#6bb7cc

#90c9d9

#b5dbe5

#daedf2

Tones

Color #36879d mixed toward gray.

#3f8295

#477d8c

#507883

#58737b

#616e72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636498 · ΔE 23.2

Deuteranopia

#5f5897 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#3d9493 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 18.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #36879d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36879d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#36879d (#36879d) is rgb(54, 135, 157) in RGB.

No, #36879d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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