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#52A3EF

#52a3ef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52a3ef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 63.92% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.69% cyan, 31.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 209.04°, with 83.07% saturation and 62.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3422

Complementary

  1. #52a3ef
  2. #ef9e52

Split complementary

  1. #52a3ef
  2. #ef5255
  3. #efec52

Analogous

  1. #52efec
  2. #52a3ef
  3. #5255ef

Triadic

  1. #52a3ef
  2. #ef52a3
  3. #a3ef52

Tetradic

  1. #52a3ef
  2. #9e52ef
  3. #ef9e52
  4. #a3ef52

Square

  1. #52a3ef
  2. #ec52ef
  3. #ef9e52
  4. #55ef52

Monochromatic

  1. #0e569a
  2. #157de0
  3. #52a3ef
  4. #98c8f5
  5. #deedfc

Shades

#52a3ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52a3ef
  2. #4a93d7
  3. #4282bf
  4. #3972a7
  5. #31628f
  6. #295278
  7. #214160
  8. #193148
  9. #102130
  10. #081018
  11. #000000

Tints

#52a3ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52a3ef
  2. #63acf1
  3. #75b5f2
  4. #86bff4
  5. #97c8f5
  6. #a9d1f7
  7. #badaf9
  8. #cbe3fa
  9. #dcedfc
  10. #eef6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52a3ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52a3ef
  2. #57a0e4
  3. #5b9cd9
  4. #6099ce
  5. #6495c3
  6. #6992b8
  7. #6e8eac
  8. #728ba1
  9. #778796
  10. #7b848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a0c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a6f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c97ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #71a5f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #629cee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aed3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52a3ef {
  color: #52a3ef;
}
Background
.bg-52a3ef {
  background-color: #52a3ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52a3ef {
  border: 2px solid #52a3ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52a3ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 163 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52a3ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52a3ef, #5255ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52a3ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 163 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.05 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.51 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.96 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.37 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.60 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.18 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.89 #ad5c10 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#52a3ef  rgb(82, 163, 239)  hsl(209, 83%, 63%)  Carolina Blue
#ef9e52  rgb(239, 158, 82)  hsl(29, 83%, 63%)  Sandy Brown
#ef52a3  rgb(239, 82, 163)  hsl(329, 83%, 63%)  Wild Strawberry
#a3ef52  rgb(163, 239, 82)  hsl(89, 83%, 63%)  Inchworm