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#32BCD5

#32bcd5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#32bcd5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 73.73% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.53% cyan, 11.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 189.2°, with 65.99% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.15.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4145

Complementary

  1. #32bcd5
  2. #d54b32

Split complementary

  1. #32bcd5
  2. #d5326b
  3. #d59c32

Analogous

  1. #32d59c
  2. #32bcd5
  3. #326bd5

Triadic

  1. #32bcd5
  2. #d532bc
  3. #bcd532

Tetradic

  1. #32bcd5
  2. #4b32d5
  3. #d54b32
  4. #bcd532

Square

  1. #32bcd5
  2. #9c32d5
  3. #d54b32
  4. #6bd532

Monochromatic

  1. #13505b
  2. #20889b
  3. #32bcd5
  4. #71d1e2
  5. #b1e6ef

Shades

#32bcd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #32bcd5
  2. #2da9c0
  3. #2896aa
  4. #238495
  5. #1e7180
  6. #195e6b
  7. #144b55
  8. #0f3840
  9. #0a262b
  10. #051315
  11. #000000

Tints

#32bcd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #32bcd5
  2. #47c3d9
  3. #5bc9dd
  4. #70d0e2
  5. #84d7e6
  6. #99deea
  7. #ade4ee
  8. #c2ebf2
  9. #d6f2f7
  10. #ebf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#32bcd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #32bcd5
  2. #3ab6cd
  3. #42b0c4
  4. #49aabc
  5. #51a4b3
  6. #599eab
  7. #6198a2
  8. #69929a
  9. #708c91
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b6d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a5d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89b8d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78afd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-32bcd5 {
  color: #32bcd5;
}
Background
.bg-32bcd5 {
  background-color: #32bcd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-32bcd5 {
  border: 2px solid #32bcd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #32bcd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 188 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 66% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-32bcd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #32bcd5, #326bd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-32bcd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 188 213 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.15 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.29 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.45 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.11 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.15 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.43 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.90 #cd432a Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#32bcd5  rgb(50, 188, 213)  hsl(189, 66%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#d54b32  rgb(213, 75, 50)  hsl(9, 66%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#d532bc  rgb(213, 50, 188)  hsl(309, 66%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd532  rgb(188, 213, 50)  hsl(69, 66%, 52%)  June Bud