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#52A4E2

#52a4e2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52a4e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 64.31% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.72% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 205.83°, with 71.29% saturation and 60.39% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.3384

Complementary

  1. #52a4e2
  2. #e29052

Split complementary

  1. #52a4e2
  2. #e2525c
  3. #e2d852

Analogous

  1. #52e2d8
  2. #52a4e2
  3. #525ce2

Triadic

  1. #52a4e2
  2. #e252a4
  3. #a4e252

Tetradic

  1. #52a4e2
  2. #9052e2
  3. #e29052
  4. #a4e252

Square

  1. #52a4e2
  2. #d852e2
  3. #e29052
  4. #5ce252

Monochromatic

  1. #165585
  2. #217fc6
  3. #52a4e2
  4. #94c6ed
  5. #d5e9f8

Shades

#52a4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52a4e2
  2. #4a94cb
  3. #4283b5
  4. #39739e
  5. #316288
  6. #295271
  7. #21425a
  8. #193144
  9. #10212d
  10. #081017
  11. #000000

Tints

#52a4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52a4e2
  2. #63ade5
  3. #75b6e8
  4. #86bfeb
  5. #97c8ee
  6. #a9d2f1
  7. #badbf3
  8. #cbe4f6
  9. #dcedf9
  10. #eef6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52a4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52a4e2
  2. #57a0d8
  3. #5b9dce
  4. #6099c5
  5. #6496bb
  6. #6992b1
  7. #6e8ea7
  8. #728b9d
  9. #778794
  10. #7b848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a0bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88a5e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7597e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76a5e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699ce1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52a4e2 {
  color: #52a4e2;
}
Background
.bg-52a4e2 {
  background-color: #52a4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52a4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #52a4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52a4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 164 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 71% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52a4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52a4e2, #525ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52a4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 164 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 3.89 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.22 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.95 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.00 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.42 #ad5b1d Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#52a4e2  rgb(82, 164, 226)  hsl(206, 71%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#e29052  rgb(226, 144, 82)  hsl(26, 71%, 60%)  Persian Orange
#e252a4  rgb(226, 82, 164)  hsl(326, 71%, 60%)  Wild Strawberry
#a4e252  rgb(164, 226, 82)  hsl(86, 71%, 60%)  Inchworm