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Recognised as Colour

#32A2DF

  • #32A2DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#32A2DF is a blue with RGB values 50, 162, 223 and HSL 201°, 73%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#32A2DF#32A2DF
HEX#32A2DF
RGBrgb(50, 162, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.6353, 0.8745
RGB percentages19.6%, 63.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(201.2, 73%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 77.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK77.6%, 27.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,318,495
CSS custom property--colour: #32A2DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#CD5D20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A2E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E92DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF6F32
Analogous#32DFC5, #324CDF
Triadic#DF32A2, #A2DF32
Split complementary#DF324C, #DFC632
Tetradic#C532DF, #DF6F32, #4BDF32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F2FB
Lighter +30%#B6DEF4
Lighter +20%#8ACAED
Lighter +10%#5EB6E6
Darker −10%#1E87C0
Darker −20%#176894
Darker −30%#104968
Darker −40%#092A3C
More saturated +25%#14ABFD
Less saturated −25%#5099C1

Channel breakdown

R50
G162
B223
Red50 (19.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue201.16°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G A2 · B DF

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