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Recognised as Colour

#32AAFD

  • #32AAFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#32AAFD is a blue with RGB values 50, 170, 253 and HSL 205°, 98%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#32AAFD#32AAFD
HEX#32AAFD
RGBrgb(50, 170, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.6667, 0.9922
RGB percentages19.6%, 66.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(204.5, 98.1%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 80.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK80.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,320,573
CSS custom property--colour: #32AAFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#CD5502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#669BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26Sky blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD8532
Analogous#32FDEA, #3245FD
Triadic#FD32AA, #AAFD32
Split complementary#FD3245, #FDEA32
Tetradic#EA32FD, #FD8532, #45FD32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEFF
Lighter +30%#CAE9FE
Lighter +20%#97D4FE
Lighter +10%#65BFFD
Darker −10%#0295FA
Darker −20%#0276C7
Darker −30%#015895
Darker −40%#013A62
More saturated +25%#30AAFF
Less saturated −25%#4CA5E3

Channel breakdown

R50
G170
B253
Red50 (19.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue204.53°
Saturation (HSL)98.07%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G AA · B FD

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