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#52B3DF

#52b3df ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52b3df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 70.2% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.23% cyan, 19.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 198.72°, with 68.78% saturation and 59.8% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.3936

Complementary

  1. #52b3df
  2. #df7e52

Split complementary

  1. #52b3df
  2. #df526c
  3. #dfc452

Analogous

  1. #52dfc4
  2. #52b3df
  3. #526cdf

Triadic

  1. #52b3df
  2. #df52b3
  3. #b3df52

Tetradic

  1. #52b3df
  2. #7e52df
  3. #df7e52
  4. #b3df52

Square

  1. #52b3df
  2. #c452df
  3. #df7e52
  4. #6cdf52

Monochromatic

  1. #186080
  2. #2490c1
  3. #52b3df
  4. #93cfeb
  5. #d3ecf7

Shades

#52b3df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52b3df
  2. #4aa1c9
  3. #428fb2
  4. #397d9c
  5. #316b86
  6. #295a70
  7. #214859
  8. #193643
  9. #10242d
  10. #081216
  11. #000000

Tints

#52b3df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52b3df
  2. #63bbe2
  3. #75c2e5
  4. #86cae9
  5. #97d1ec
  6. #a9d9ef
  7. #bae1f2
  8. #cbe8f5
  9. #dcf0f9
  10. #eef7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52b3df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52b3df
  2. #57aed6
  3. #5ba9cc
  4. #60a4c3
  5. #649fb9
  6. #699ab0
  7. #6e94a6
  8. #728f9d
  9. #778a93
  10. #7b858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eadc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9db1e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a2de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b2e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77a9df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bace ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52b3df {
  color: #52b3df;
}
Background
.bg-52b3df {
  background-color: #52b3df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52b3df {
  border: 2px solid #52b3df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52b3df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 179 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52b3df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52b3df, #526cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52b3df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 179 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.97 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.62 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.87 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.35 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.51 #ad4c20 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#52b3df  rgb(82, 179, 223)  hsl(199, 69%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df7e52  rgb(223, 126, 82)  hsl(19, 69%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#df52b3  rgb(223, 82, 179)  hsl(319, 69%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#b3df52  rgb(179, 223, 82)  hsl(79, 69%, 60%)  June Bud