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#52D8EE

#52d8ee ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52d8ee is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 84.71% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.55% cyan, 9.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 188.46°, with 82.11% saturation and 62.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.5708

Complementary

  1. #52d8ee
  2. #ee6852

Split complementary

  1. #52d8ee
  2. #ee528a
  3. #eeb652

Analogous

  1. #52eeb6
  2. #52d8ee
  3. #528aee

Triadic

  1. #52d8ee
  2. #ee52d8
  3. #d8ee52

Tetradic

  1. #52d8ee
  2. #6852ee
  3. #ee6852
  4. #d8ee52

Square

  1. #52d8ee
  2. #b652ee
  3. #ee6852
  4. #8aee52

Monochromatic

  1. #0f8598
  2. #16c2de
  3. #52d8ee
  4. #98e8f5
  5. #ddf7fc

Shades

#52d8ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52d8ee
  2. #4ac2d6
  3. #42adbe
  4. #3997a7
  5. #31828f
  6. #296c77
  7. #21565f
  8. #194147
  9. #102b30
  10. #081618
  11. #000000

Tints

#52d8ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52d8ee
  2. #63dcf0
  3. #75e0f1
  4. #86e4f3
  5. #97e8f5
  6. #a9ecf7
  7. #baeff8
  8. #cbf3fa
  9. #dcf7fc
  10. #eefbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52d8ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52d8ee
  2. #57cfe3
  3. #5bc6d8
  4. #60becd
  5. #64b5c2
  6. #69acb7
  7. #6ea3ac
  8. #729aa1
  9. #779296
  10. #7b898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5ced8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d1ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc0ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4d4ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93caee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dee5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52d8ee {
  color: #52d8ee;
}
Background
.bg-52d8ee {
  background-color: #52d8ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52d8ee {
  border: 2px solid #52d8ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52d8ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 216 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52d8ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52d8ee, #528aee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52d8ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 216 238 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.72 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.16 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.72 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.26 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.71 #ad2711 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#52d8ee  rgb(82, 216, 238)  hsl(188, 82%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ee6852  rgb(238, 104, 82)  hsl(8, 82%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#ee52d8  rgb(238, 82, 216)  hsl(308, 82%, 63%)  Orchid
#d8ee52  rgb(216, 238, 82)  hsl(68, 82%, 63%)  Pear