Colour

#32B2FD

#32B2FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#32B2FD is a blue with RGB values 50, 178, 253 and HSL 202°, 98%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#32B2FD#32B2FD

HEX#32B2FD

RGBrgb(50, 178, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.698, 0.9922

RGB percentages19.6%, 69.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(202.2, 98.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 80.2%, 99.2%)

CMYK80.2%, 29.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,322,621

CSS custom property--colour: #32B2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#CD4D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#73A1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00C5CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1 Sky blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FD7D32

Analogous#32FDE3, #324DFD

Triadic#FD32B2, #B2FD32

Split complementary#FD324D, #FDE232

Tetradic#E332FD, #FD7D32, #4DFD32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFEFF

Lighter +30%#CAEBFE

Lighter +20%#97D8FE

Lighter +10%#65C5FD

Darker −10%#029EFA

Darker −20%#027EC7

Darker −30%#015E95

Darker −40%#013E62

More saturated +25%#30B3FF

Less saturated −25%#4CABE3

Channel breakdown

R50

G178

B253

Red50 (19.6%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue202.17°

Saturation (HSL)98.07%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G B2 · B FD

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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