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#52A3BB

#52a3bb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#52a3bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 63.92% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.15% cyan, 12.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 193.71°, with 43.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3158

Complementary

  1. #52a3bb
  2. #bb6a52

Split complementary

  1. #52a3bb
  2. #bb526f
  3. #bb9f52

Analogous

  1. #52bb9f
  2. #52a3bb
  3. #526fbb

Triadic

  1. #52a3bb
  2. #bb52a3
  3. #a3bb52

Tetradic

  1. #52a3bb
  2. #6a52bb
  3. #bb6a52
  4. #a3bb52

Square

  1. #52a3bb
  2. #9f52bb
  3. #bb6a52
  4. #6fbb52

Monochromatic

  1. #214853
  2. #36778a
  3. #52a3bb
  4. #89c0d1
  5. #c0dde6

Shades

#52a3bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52a3bb
  2. #4a93a8
  3. #428296
  4. #397283
  5. #316270
  6. #29525e
  7. #21414b
  8. #193138
  9. #102125
  10. #081013
  11. #000000

Tints

#52a3bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52a3bb
  2. #63acc2
  3. #75b5c9
  4. #86bfcf
  5. #97c8d6
  6. #a9d1dd
  7. #badae4
  8. #cbe3eb
  9. #dcedf1
  10. #eef6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52a3bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52a3bb
  2. #57a0b5
  3. #5b9caf
  4. #6099a9
  5. #6495a3
  6. #69929e
  7. #6e8e98
  8. #728b92
  9. #77878c
  10. #7b8486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #829da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949fbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8593bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa1bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #749abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ea8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52a3bb {
  color: #52a3bb;
}
Background
.bg-52a3bb {
  background-color: #52a3bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52a3bb {
  border: 2px solid #52a3bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52a3bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 163 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52a3bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52a3bb, #526fbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52a3bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 163 187 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.07 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.19 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.34 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.07 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.92 #ad5c44 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#52a3bb  rgb(82, 163, 187)  hsl(194, 44%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#bb6a52  rgb(187, 106, 82)  hsl(14, 44%, 53%)  Terra Cotta
#bb52a3  rgb(187, 82, 163)  hsl(314, 44%, 53%)  Mulberry
#a3bb52  rgb(163, 187, 82)  hsl(74, 44%, 53%)  Apple Green