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#52BFEF

#52bfef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52bfef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 74.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.69% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.34°, 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.4529

Complementary

  1. #52bfef
  2. #ef8252

Split complementary

  1. #52bfef
  2. #ef5271
  3. #efd052

Analogous

  1. #52efd0
  2. #52bfef
  3. #5271ef

Triadic

  1. #52bfef
  2. #ef52bf
  3. #bfef52

Tetradic

  1. #52bfef
  2. #8252ef
  3. #ef8252
  4. #bfef52

Square

  1. #52bfef
  2. #d052ef
  3. #ef8252
  4. #71ef52

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6f9a
  2. #15a2e0
  3. #52bfef
  4. #98d9f5
  5. #def3fc

Shades

#52bfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52bfef
  2. #4aacd7
  3. #4299bf
  4. #3986a7
  5. #31738f
  6. #296078
  7. #214c60
  8. #193948
  9. #102630
  10. #081318
  11. #000000

Tints

#52bfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52bfef
  2. #63c5f1
  3. #75ccf2
  4. #86d2f4
  5. #97d9f5
  6. #a9dff7
  7. #bae5f9
  8. #cbecfa
  9. #dcf2fc
  10. #eef9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52bfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52bfef
  2. #57b9e4
  3. #5bb2d9
  4. #60acce
  5. #64a6c3
  6. #69a0b8
  7. #6e99ac
  8. #7293a1
  9. #778d96
  10. #7b868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7bcf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91acee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8dbdf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7db4ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52bfef {
  color: #52bfef;
}
Background
.bg-52bfef {
  background-color: #52bfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52bfef {
  border: 2px solid #52bfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52bfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52bfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52bfef, #5271ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52bfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.20 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.25 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.03 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.34 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.64 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.38 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.13 #ad4010 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#52bfef  rgb(82, 191, 239)  hsl(198, 83%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef8252  rgb(239, 130, 82)  hsl(18, 83%, 63%)  Coral
#ef52bf  rgb(239, 82, 191)  hsl(318, 83%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#bfef52  rgb(191, 239, 82)  hsl(78, 83%, 63%)  Inchworm