Recognised as Colour
#52A7BD
- #52A7BD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#52A7BD is a cyan with RGB values 82, 167, 189 and HSL 192°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#52A7BD#52A7BD
HEX#52A7BD
RGBrgb(82, 167, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6549, 0.7412
RGB percentages32.2%, 65.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(192.3, 44.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 56.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK56.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,416,893
CSS custom property--colour: #52A7BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#AD5842
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD6852
Analogous#52BD9D, #5272BD
Triadic#BD52A7, #A7BD52
Split complementary#BD5272, #BD9D52
Tetradic#9D52BD, #BD6852, #72BD52
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G167
B189
Red82 (32.2%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue192.34°
Saturation (HSL)44.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G A7 · B BD
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