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#32A3EB

#32a3eb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#32a3eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 63.92% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.72% cyan, 30.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 203.35°, with 82.22% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.3287

Complementary

  1. #32a3eb
  2. #eb7a32

Split complementary

  1. #32a3eb
  2. #eb3246
  3. #ebd632

Analogous

  1. #32ebd6
  2. #32a3eb
  3. #3246eb

Triadic

  1. #32a3eb
  2. #eb32a3
  3. #a3eb32

Tetradic

  1. #32a3eb
  2. #7a32eb
  3. #eb7a32
  4. #a3eb32

Square

  1. #32a3eb
  2. #d632eb
  3. #eb7a32
  4. #46eb32

Monochromatic

  1. #0c4e78
  2. #137bbe
  3. #32a3eb
  4. #78c2f2
  5. #bde2f9

Shades

#32a3eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #32a3eb
  2. #2d93d4
  3. #2882bc
  4. #2372a5
  5. #1e628d
  6. #195276
  7. #14415e
  8. #0f3147
  9. #0a212f
  10. #051018
  11. #000000

Tints

#32a3eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #32a3eb
  2. #47aced
  3. #5bb5ef
  4. #70bff1
  5. #84c8f3
  6. #99d1f5
  7. #addaf7
  8. #c2e3f9
  9. #d6edfb
  10. #ebf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#32a3eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #32a3eb
  2. #3aa0e0
  3. #429cd6
  4. #4999cb
  5. #5195c0
  6. #5992b6
  7. #618eab
  8. #698ba0
  9. #708795
  10. #78848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e9ec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81a5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6894ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6aa4ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #579aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aed1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-32a3eb {
  color: #32a3eb;
}
Background
.bg-32a3eb {
  background-color: #32a3eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-32a3eb {
  border: 2px solid #32a3eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #32a3eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 163 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-32a3eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #32a3eb, #3246eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-32a3eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 163 235 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.37 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.98 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.69 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.24 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.00 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.26 #cd5c14 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#32a3eb  rgb(50, 163, 235)  hsl(203, 82%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#eb7a32  rgb(235, 122, 50)  hsl(23, 82%, 56%)  Pumpkin
#eb32a3  rgb(235, 50, 163)  hsl(323, 82%, 56%)  Persian Rose
#a3eb32  rgb(163, 235, 50)  hsl(83, 82%, 56%)  Inchworm