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#52B0BF

#52b0bf ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#52b0bf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 69.02% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.07% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 188.26°, with 45.99% saturation and 53.53% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.21.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3661

Complementary

  1. #52b0bf
  2. #bf6152

Split complementary

  1. #52b0bf
  2. #bf5279
  3. #bf9852

Analogous

  1. #52bf98
  2. #52b0bf
  3. #5279bf

Triadic

  1. #52b0bf
  2. #bf52b0
  3. #b0bf52

Tetradic

  1. #52b0bf
  2. #6152bf
  3. #bf6152
  4. #b0bf52

Square

  1. #52b0bf
  2. #9852bf
  3. #bf6152
  4. #79bf52

Monochromatic

  1. #205058
  2. #35838f
  3. #52b0bf
  4. #8ac9d4
  5. #c2e3e8

Shades

#52b0bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52b0bf
  2. #4a9eac
  3. #428d99
  4. #397b86
  5. #316a73
  6. #295860
  7. #21464c
  8. #193539
  9. #102326
  10. #081213
  11. #000000

Tints

#52b0bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52b0bf
  2. #63b8c5
  3. #75c0cc
  4. #86c8d2
  5. #97d0d9
  6. #a9d8df
  7. #badfe5
  8. #cbe7ec
  9. #dceff2
  10. #eef7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52b0bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52b0bf
  2. #57abb9
  3. #5ba6b2
  4. #60a2ac
  5. #649da6
  6. #6998a0
  7. #6e9399
  8. #728e93
  9. #778a8d
  10. #7b8586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa8af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2aac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #929ebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89adc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7da5bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28b4b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52b0bf {
  color: #52b0bf;
}
Background
.bg-52b0bf {
  background-color: #52b0bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52b0bf {
  border: 2px solid #52b0bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52b0bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 176 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52b0bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52b0bf, #5279bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52b0bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 176 191 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.21 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.03 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.30 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.64 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.15 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.27 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.41 #ad4f40 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#52b0bf  rgb(82, 176, 191)  hsl(188, 46%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#bf6152  rgb(191, 97, 82)  hsl(8, 46%, 54%)  Indian Red
#bf52b0  rgb(191, 82, 176)  hsl(308, 46%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#b0bf52  rgb(176, 191, 82)  hsl(68, 46%, 54%)  Dark Khaki