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#52BBDD

#52bbdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52bbdd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 73.33% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.9% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 194.68°, with 67.15% saturation and 59.41% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.63.

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Relative luminance0.4255

Complementary

  1. #52bbdd
  2. #dd7452

Split complementary

  1. #52bbdd
  2. #dd5275
  3. #ddba52

Analogous

  1. #52ddba
  2. #52bbdd
  3. #5275dd

Triadic

  1. #52bbdd
  2. #dd52bb
  3. #bbdd52

Tetradic

  1. #52bbdd
  2. #7452dd
  3. #dd7452
  4. #bbdd52

Square

  1. #52bbdd
  2. #ba52dd
  3. #dd7452
  4. #75dd52

Monochromatic

  1. #19657d
  2. #2598bd
  3. #52bbdd
  4. #92d4ea
  5. #d2edf6

Shades

#52bbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52bbdd
  2. #4aa8c7
  3. #4296b1
  4. #39839b
  5. #317085
  6. #295e6f
  7. #214b58
  8. #193842
  9. #10252c
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#52bbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52bbdd
  2. #63c2e0
  3. #75c9e4
  4. #86cfe7
  5. #97d6eb
  6. #a9ddee
  7. #bae4f1
  8. #cbebf5
  9. #dcf1f8
  10. #eef8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52bbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52bbdd
  2. #57b5d4
  3. #5bafca
  4. #60a9c1
  5. #64a3b8
  6. #699eaf
  7. #6e98a5
  8. #72929c
  9. #778c93
  10. #7b8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b4c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b7df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a8dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db8de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eb0dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52bbdd {
  color: #52bbdd;
}
Background
.bg-52bbdd {
  background-color: #52bbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52bbdd {
  border: 2px solid #52bbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52bbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 187 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52bbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52bbdd, #5275dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52bbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 187 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.63 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.18 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.43 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.71 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.04 #ad4422 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#52bbdd  rgb(82, 187, 221)  hsl(195, 67%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#dd7452  rgb(221, 116, 82)  hsl(15, 67%, 59%)  Burnt Sienna
#dd52bb  rgb(221, 82, 187)  hsl(315, 67%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#bbdd52  rgb(187, 221, 82)  hsl(75, 67%, 59%)  June Bud