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#32B8EA

#32b8ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#32b8ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 72.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.63% cyan, 21.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 196.3°, with 81.42% saturation and 55.69% 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 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.409

Complementary

  1. #32b8ea
  2. #ea6432

Split complementary

  1. #32b8ea
  2. #ea325c
  3. #eac032

Analogous

  1. #32eac0
  2. #32b8ea
  3. #325cea

Triadic

  1. #32b8ea
  2. #ea32b8
  3. #b8ea32

Tetradic

  1. #32b8ea
  2. #6432ea
  3. #ea6432
  4. #b8ea32

Square

  1. #32b8ea
  2. #c032ea
  3. #ea6432
  4. #5cea32

Monochromatic

  1. #0c5a77
  2. #138ebc
  3. #32b8ea
  4. #77d0f1
  5. #bde8f8

Shades

#32b8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #32b8ea
  2. #2da6d3
  3. #2893bb
  4. #2381a4
  5. #1e6e8c
  6. #195c75
  7. #144a5e
  8. #0f3746
  9. #0a252f
  10. #051217
  11. #000000

Tints

#32b8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #32b8ea
  2. #47bfec
  3. #5bc6ee
  4. #70cdf0
  5. #84d4f2
  6. #99dcf5
  7. #ade3f7
  8. #c2eaf9
  9. #d6f1fb
  10. #ebf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#32b8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #32b8ea
  2. #3ab2df
  3. #42add5
  4. #49a7ca
  5. #51a2c0
  6. #599cb5
  7. #6196aa
  8. #6991a0
  9. #708b95
  10. #78868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb1c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb5ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86a4e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80b6eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eacea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-32b8ea {
  color: #32b8ea;
}
Background
.bg-32b8ea {
  background-color: #32b8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-32b8ea {
  border: 2px solid #32b8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #32b8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 184 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-32b8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #32b8ea, #325cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-32b8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 184 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.26 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.18 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.08 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.43 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.69 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.78 #cd4715 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#32b8ea  rgb(50, 184, 234)  hsl(196, 81%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea6432  rgb(234, 100, 50)  hsl(16, 81%, 56%)  Flame
#ea32b8  rgb(234, 50, 184)  hsl(316, 81%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#b8ea32  rgb(184, 234, 50)  hsl(76, 81%, 56%)  Inchworm