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#032ADE

#032ade ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#032ade is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 16.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.65% cyan, 81.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 229.32°, with 97.33% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.0695

Complementary

  1. #032ade
  2. #deb703

Split complementary

  1. #032ade
  2. #de4a03
  3. #97de03

Analogous

  1. #0397de
  2. #032ade
  3. #4a03de

Triadic

  1. #032ade
  2. #de032a
  3. #2ade03

Tetradic

  1. #032ade
  2. #b703de
  3. #deb703
  4. #2ade03

Square

  1. #032ade
  2. #de0397
  3. #deb703
  4. #03de4a

Monochromatic

  1. #010d47
  2. #021c93
  3. #032ade
  4. #3155fc
  5. #7d94fd

Shades

#032ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #032ade
  2. #0326c8
  3. #0222b2
  4. #021d9b
  5. #021985
  6. #02156f
  7. #011159
  8. #010d43
  9. #01082c
  10. #000416
  11. #000000

Tints

#032ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #032ade
  2. #1c3fe1
  3. #3555e5
  4. #4f6ae8
  5. #687feb
  6. #8195ef
  7. #9aaaf2
  8. #b3bff5
  9. #cdd4f8
  10. #e6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#032ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #032ade
  2. #1033d5
  3. #1c3bcb
  4. #2944c2
  5. #354cb8
  6. #4255af
  7. #4e5ea6
  8. #5b669c
  9. #676f93
  10. #747789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a409c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-032ade {
  color: #032ade;
}
Background
.bg-032ade {
  background-color: #032ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-032ade {
  border: 2px solid #032ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #032ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 42 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-032ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #032ade, #4a03de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-032ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 42 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.63 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.96 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.25 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.00 #fcd521 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#032ade  rgb(3, 42, 222)  hsl(229, 97%, 44%)  Blue
#deb703  rgb(222, 183, 3)  hsl(49, 97%, 44%)  Meat Brown
#de032a  rgb(222, 3, 42)  hsl(349, 97%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#2ade03  rgb(42, 222, 3)  hsl(109, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green