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#32AEEC — Vivid Blue

#32AEEC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dodgerblue (#1E90FF) — not an exact match. CSS dodgerblue gives you #1E90FF, a different color; use #32AEEC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#32AEEC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EC7032; it also sits naturally between #32ECCD and #3251EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#32AEEC · RGB 50, 174, 236

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Color values

HEX#32AEEC
RGB50, 174, 236
HSL200°, 83%, 56%
HSV200°, 79%, 93%
CMYK79%, 26%, 0%, 7%
XYZ31.59, 37.01, 84.83
Yxy37.01, 0.2059, 0.2412
CIE-Lab67.28, -12.62, -40.45
Hunter Lab60.83, -10.68, -45.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 68% · Blue 93%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #32AEEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #32AEEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #32AEEC

.text { color: #32AEEC; }
.background { background-color: #32AEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #32AEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(50, 174, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 83%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #32AEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(50, 174, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #32AEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(50, 174, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#32AEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#32AEEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #32AEEC

#1AA5EA#1496D7#1182BB#0F72A3#0D628C#0B5175#09415D#062E41#041D2A#020D13

Tints of #32AEEC

#44B5EE#57BDEF#6AC4F1#7CCBF3#8FD3F5#A2DAF6#B4E1F8#C7E9FA#DAF0FC#ECF8FD

Tones of #32AEEC

#3FA9DE#4DA5D1#5AA0C4#669CB7#7498AA#81939C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC7032:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.50:1 Fails
Against black text8.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #32AEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #32AEEC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #32AEEC: ·

How #32AEEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6869DDDeuteranopia · #6157D9Tritanopia · #38D1CF

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #32AEEC rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Whisper
#124275 · #387D9F · #2EACEA · #CFE6EE
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Wild Whisper
#7F3612 · #EC8E78 · #31A8E2 · #B8E3F0
Palette 37afe1
#37AFE1 · #4CC9FE · #F5F4B3 · #FFFECB
Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2EACEA#33A9E6#3AB4F2#31A8E2#37AFE1#30B8E5#2EA0E7#2EABDD#36BBE3#3EA3EA#29BCE9#3CACFA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #32AEEB  ·  #32AEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #32AEEC?

#32AEEC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 50, 174, 236). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #32AEEC?

#32AEEC is RGB 50, 174, 236 — HSL 200°, 83%, 56% — CMYK 79%, 26%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #32AEEC?

Its complement is #EC7032; analogous partners are #32ECCD and #3251EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #32AEEC for text?

Black text on #32AEEC has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.