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#32AFBF

#32afbf ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#32afbf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 68.63% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.82% cyan, 8.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 186.81°, with 58.51% saturation and 47.25% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.72.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.351

Complementary

  1. #32afbf
  2. #bf4232

Split complementary

  1. #32afbf
  2. #bf3268
  3. #bf8832

Analogous

  1. #32bf88
  2. #32afbf
  3. #3268bf

Triadic

  1. #32afbf
  2. #bf32af
  3. #afbf32

Tetradic

  1. #32afbf
  2. #4232bf
  3. #bf4232
  4. #afbf32

Square

  1. #32afbf
  2. #8832bf
  3. #bf4232
  4. #68bf32

Monochromatic

  1. #124046
  2. #227782
  3. #32afbf
  4. #66cad7
  5. #a3dfe7

Shades

#32afbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #32afbf
  2. #2d9eac
  3. #288c99
  4. #237b86
  5. #1e6973
  6. #195860
  7. #14464c
  8. #0f3539
  9. #0a2326
  10. #051213
  11. #000000

Tints

#32afbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #32afbf
  2. #47b7c5
  3. #5bbfcc
  4. #70c7d2
  5. #84cfd9
  6. #99d7df
  7. #addfe5
  8. #c2e7ec
  9. #d6eff2
  10. #ebf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#32afbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #32afbf
  2. #3aaab9
  3. #42a6b2
  4. #49a1ac
  5. #519ca6
  6. #5998a0
  7. #619399
  8. #698e93
  9. #70898d
  10. #788586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a6ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a8c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9abf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82abc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-32afbf {
  color: #32afbf;
}
Background
.bg-32afbf {
  background-color: #32afbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-32afbf {
  border: 2px solid #32afbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #32afbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 175 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-32afbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #32afbf, #3268bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-32afbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 175 191 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.72 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.84 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.77 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.31 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.66 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.79 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.96 #cd5040 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#32afbf  rgb(50, 175, 191)  hsl(187, 59%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#bf4232  rgb(191, 66, 50)  hsl(7, 59%, 47%)  Persian Red
#bf32af  rgb(191, 50, 175)  hsl(307, 59%, 47%)  Purpureus
#afbf32  rgb(175, 191, 50)  hsl(67, 59%, 47%)  Apple Green