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#52C2DD

#52c2dd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52c2dd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 76.08% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.9% cyan, 12.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.65°, 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.39.

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Relative luminance0.456

Complementary

  1. #52c2dd
  2. #dd6d52

Split complementary

  1. #52c2dd
  2. #dd527d
  3. #ddb252

Analogous

  1. #52ddb2
  2. #52c2dd
  3. #527ddd

Triadic

  1. #52c2dd
  2. #dd52c2
  3. #c2dd52

Tetradic

  1. #52c2dd
  2. #6d52dd
  3. #dd6d52
  4. #c2dd52

Square

  1. #52c2dd
  2. #b252dd
  3. #dd6d52
  4. #7ddd52

Monochromatic

  1. #196a7d
  2. #25a0bd
  3. #52c2dd
  4. #92d9ea
  5. #d2eff6

Shades

#52c2dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52c2dd
  2. #4aafc7
  3. #429bb1
  4. #39889b
  5. #317485
  6. #29616f
  7. #214e58
  8. #193a42
  9. #10272c
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#52c2dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52c2dd
  2. #63c8e0
  3. #75cee4
  4. #86d4e7
  5. #97daeb
  6. #a9e1ee
  7. #bae7f1
  8. #cbedf5
  9. #dcf3f8
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52c2dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52c2dd
  2. #57bbd4
  3. #5bb5ca
  4. #60aec1
  5. #64a8b8
  6. #69a1af
  7. #6e9aa5
  8. #72949c
  9. #778d93
  10. #7b8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bac6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0bcdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9caedd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93bfde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84b6dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52c2dd {
  color: #52c2dd;
}
Background
.bg-52c2dd {
  background-color: #52c2dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52c2dd {
  border: 2px solid #52c2dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52c2dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 194 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52c2dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52c2dd, #527ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52c2dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 194 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.37 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.81 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.12 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.46 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.41 #ad3d22 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#52c2dd  rgb(82, 194, 221)  hsl(192, 67%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#dd6d52  rgb(221, 109, 82)  hsl(12, 67%, 59%)  Terra Cotta
#dd52c2  rgb(221, 82, 194)  hsl(312, 67%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#c2dd52  rgb(194, 221, 82)  hsl(72, 67%, 59%)  June Bud