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#52DCFA

#52dcfa ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#52dcfa is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 86.27% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 190.71°, with 94.38% saturation and 65.1% 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 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.5988

Complementary

  1. #52dcfa
  2. #fa7052

Split complementary

  1. #52dcfa
  2. #fa5288
  3. #fac452

Analogous

  1. #52fac4
  2. #52dcfa
  3. #5288fa

Triadic

  1. #52dcfa
  2. #fa52dc
  3. #dcfa52

Tetradic

  1. #52dcfa
  2. #7052fa
  3. #fa7052
  4. #dcfa52

Square

  1. #52dcfa
  2. #c452fa
  3. #fa7052
  4. #88fa52

Monochromatic

  1. #0590ae
  2. #08cdf8
  3. #52dcfa
  4. #9cebfc
  5. #e7fafe

Shades

#52dcfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52dcfa
  2. #4ac6e1
  3. #42b0c8
  4. #399aaf
  5. #318496
  6. #296e7d
  7. #215864
  8. #19424b
  9. #102c32
  10. #081619
  11. #000000

Tints

#52dcfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52dcfa
  2. #63e0fb
  3. #75e3fb
  4. #86e7fc
  5. #97eafc
  6. #a9eefd
  7. #baf1fd
  8. #cbf5fe
  9. #dcf8fe
  10. #eefcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52dcfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52dcfa
  2. #57d3ee
  3. #5bcae2
  4. #60c0d5
  5. #64b7c9
  6. #69aebd
  7. #6ea5b1
  8. #729ca5
  9. #779298
  10. #7b898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d2e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7d5fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc4fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e7e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5d8fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93cefa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52dcfa {
  color: #52dcfa;
}
Background
.bg-52dcfa {
  background-color: #52dcfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52dcfa {
  border: 2px solid #52dcfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52dcfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 220 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52dcfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52dcfa, #5288fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52dcfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 220 250 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.78 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.49 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.24 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.67 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.85 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.47 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.66 #ad2305 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#52dcfa  rgb(82, 220, 250)  hsl(191, 94%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#fa7052  rgb(250, 112, 82)  hsl(11, 94%, 65%)  Tomato
#fa52dc  rgb(250, 82, 220)  hsl(311, 94%, 65%)  Rose Pink
#dcfa52  rgb(220, 250, 82)  hsl(71, 94%, 65%)  Chartreuse Yellow