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#52CAE6

#52cae6 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52cae6 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 79.22% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.35% cyan, 12.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 191.35°, with 74.75% saturation and 61.18% 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 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.4975

Complementary

  1. #52cae6
  2. #e66e52

Split complementary

  1. #52cae6
  2. #e65280
  3. #e6b852

Analogous

  1. #52e6b8
  2. #52cae6
  3. #5280e6

Triadic

  1. #52cae6
  2. #e652ca
  3. #cae652

Tetradic

  1. #52cae6
  2. #6e52e6
  3. #e66e52
  4. #cae652

Square

  1. #52cae6
  2. #b852e6
  3. #e66e52
  4. #80e652

Monochromatic

  1. #14748b
  2. #1eacce
  3. #52cae6
  4. #95def0
  5. #d8f3f9

Shades

#52cae6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52cae6
  2. #4ab6cf
  3. #42a2b8
  4. #398da1
  5. #31798a
  6. #296573
  7. #21515c
  8. #193d45
  9. #10282e
  10. #081417
  11. #000000

Tints

#52cae6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52cae6
  2. #63cfe9
  3. #75d5eb
  4. #86daee
  5. #97dff0
  6. #a9e5f3
  7. #baeaf5
  8. #cbeff8
  9. #dcf4fa
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52cae6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52cae6
  2. #57c3dc
  3. #5bbbd2
  4. #60b4c7
  5. #64acbd
  6. #69a5b3
  7. #6e9ea9
  8. #72969f
  9. #778f94
  10. #7b878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc1ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c4e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b4e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99c6e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89bde6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52cae6 {
  color: #52cae6;
}
Background
.bg-52cae6 {
  background-color: #52cae6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52cae6 {
  border: 2px solid #52cae6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52cae6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 202 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 75% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52cae6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52cae6, #5280e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52cae6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 202 230 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.79 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.06 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.13 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.45 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.50 #ad3519 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#52cae6  rgb(82, 202, 230)  hsl(191, 75%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#e66e52  rgb(230, 110, 82)  hsl(11, 75%, 61%)  Terra Cotta
#e652ca  rgb(230, 82, 202)  hsl(311, 75%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#cae652  rgb(202, 230, 82)  hsl(71, 75%, 61%)  June Bud