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Recognised as Colour

#52A3CB

  • #52A3CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#52A3CB is a cyan with RGB values 82, 163, 203 and HSL 200°, 54%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#52A3CB#52A3CB
HEX#52A3CB
RGBrgb(82, 163, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6392, 0.7961
RGB percentages32.2%, 63.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(199.8, 53.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.8, 59.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK59.6%, 19.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,415,883
CSS custom property--colour: #52A3CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#AD5C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA1CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E94CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.3Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB7A52
Analogous#52CBB7, #5266CB
Triadic#CB52A3, #A3CB52
Split complementary#CB5266, #CBB752
Tetradic#B752CB, #CB7A52, #66CB52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF6FA
Lighter +30%#C8E2EE
Lighter +20%#A0CDE3
Lighter +10%#79B8D7
Darker −10%#368AB4
Darker −20%#2A6C8D
Darker −30%#1F4E65
Darker −40%#13303E
More saturated +25%#36ADE7
Less saturated −25%#6E99AF

Channel breakdown

R82
G163
B203
Red82 (32.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue199.83°
Saturation (HSL)53.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G A3 · B CB

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