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#32AFD9 — Blue

#32AFD9 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #32AFD9 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.

#32AFD9 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 #D95A30; it also sits naturally between #30D9AF and #305AD9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#32AFD9 · RGB 50, 175, 217

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Color values

HEX#32AFD9
RGB50, 175, 217
HSL195°, 69%, 52%
HSV195°, 77%, 85%
CMYK77%, 19%, 0%, 15%
XYZ29.17, 36.35, 71.12
Yxy36.35, 0.2135, 0.2660
CIE-Lab66.78, -19.57, -30.80
Hunter Lab60.29, -16.18, -32.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 69% · Blue 85%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #32AFD9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #32AFD9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #32AFD9

.text { color: #32AFD9; }
.background { background-color: #32AFD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #32AFD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(50, 175, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 69%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #32AFD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(50, 175, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #32AFD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(50, 175, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#32AFD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#32AFD9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #32AFD9

#25A1CB#2190B5#1E82A4#1A718E#166079#124F63#0E3E4E#0B303C#071F27#030E11

Tints of #32AFD9

#41B6DC#57BEE0#68C5E3#7ECDE7#8FD4EA#A0DAEE#B6E3F2#C7E9F5#DDF2F9#EEF8FC

Tones of #32AFD9

#3CA9CD#49A3C1#559CB4#6097A9#6C919D#788B91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D95A30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.54:1 Fails
Against black text8.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #32AFD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #32AFD9

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 #32AFD9: ·

How #32AFD9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6869CFDeuteranopia · #6158CCTritanopia · #38C7C5

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 cyan 500 · #06B6D4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #32AFD9 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Solace
#648316 · #2EABDD · #DF3EB1 · #E0EEC2
Palette 37afe1
#37AFE1 · #4CC9FE · #F5F4B3 · #FFFECB
Palette 39b1d1
#39B1D1 · #D6FB61 · #F6850C · #DE3E3E
Wild Whisper
#7F3612 · #EC8E78 · #31A8E2 · #B8E3F0
Palette 2fa4d7
#2FA4D7 · #F5E9D8 · #3E2C23 · #E76F2E
Royal Ruby Monsoon
#46D586 · #2BCDAF · #2BB9D9 · #1A406E

Similar colors

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

#2EABDD#37AFE1#39B1D1#31A8E2#2FA4D7#2BB9D9#2BBBD7#2FBCD4#33A9E6#3CA6DF#3FABDF#30B8E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #32AFD8  ·  #32AFDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #32AFD9?

#32AFD9 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 50, 175, 217). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #32AFD9?

#32AFD9 is RGB 50, 175, 217 — HSL 195°, 69%, 52% — CMYK 77%, 19%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #32AFD9?

Its complement is #D95A30; analogous partners are #30D9AF and #305AD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #32AFD9 for text?

Black text on #32AFD9 has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.