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#32ace4

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
50, 172, 228
HSL
199°, 77%, 55%
CMYK
78, 25, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3578

Every format

HEX#32ace4
RGBrgb(50, 172, 228)
HSLhsl(199, 77%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 25%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(66.3 -14.3 -37.5)
LCHlch(66.3 40.1 249.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.704 0.131 233.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #32ace4;
background-color: #32ace4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#32ace4] bg-[#32ace4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #32ace4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.196, green: 0.675, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#32ace4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#32ace4 on white: 2.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#32ace4 on black: 8.16:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red19.6%
Green67.5%
Blue89.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.1%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%

Color previews

#32ace4 text on a black background

contrast 8.16:1

Card sample

#32ace4 text on a white background

contrast 2.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #32ace4;
Background color
Panel with #32ace4 background
background-color: #32ace4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #32ace4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(50, 172, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(50, 172, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #32ace4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #32ace4, #3235E4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #32ace4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #32ace4 in the Color Lab