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#52C4E4

#52c4e4 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52c4e4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 76.86% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 14.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 193.15°, with 73% saturation and 60.78% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.4688

Complementary

  1. #52c4e4
  2. #e47252

Split complementary

  1. #52c4e4
  2. #e4527b
  3. #e4bb52

Analogous

  1. #52e4bb
  2. #52c4e4
  3. #527be4

Triadic

  1. #52c4e4
  2. #e452c4
  3. #c4e452

Tetradic

  1. #52c4e4
  2. #7252e4
  3. #e47252
  4. #c4e452

Square

  1. #52c4e4
  2. #bb52e4
  3. #e47252
  4. #7be452

Monochromatic

  1. #156f88
  2. #20a5ca
  3. #52c4e4
  4. #94dbee
  5. #d6f1f9

Shades

#52c4e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52c4e4
  2. #4ab0cd
  3. #429db6
  4. #3989a0
  5. #317689
  6. #296272
  7. #214e5b
  8. #193b44
  9. #10272e
  10. #081417
  11. #000000

Tints

#52c4e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52c4e4
  2. #63cae7
  3. #75d0e9
  4. #86d6ec
  5. #97dcef
  6. #a9e2f2
  7. #bae7f4
  8. #cbedf7
  9. #dcf3fa
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52c4e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52c4e4
  2. #57bdda
  3. #5bb6d0
  4. #60b0c6
  5. #64a9bc
  6. #69a2b2
  7. #6e9ba8
  8. #72949e
  9. #778e94
  10. #7b878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bcca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0bfe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb0e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94c1e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84b8e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cad7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52c4e4 {
  color: #52c4e4;
}
Background
.bg-52c4e4 {
  background-color: #52c4e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52c4e4 {
  border: 2px solid #52c4e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52c4e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 196 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52c4e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52c4e4, #527be4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52c4e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 196 228 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.34 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.69 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.17 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.88 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.53 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.96 #ad3b1b Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#52c4e4  rgb(82, 196, 228)  hsl(193, 73%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#e47252  rgb(228, 114, 82)  hsl(13, 73%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#e452c4  rgb(228, 82, 196)  hsl(313, 73%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#c4e452  rgb(196, 228, 82)  hsl(73, 73%, 61%)  June Bud