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Colour

#52AEEC

  • #52AEEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#52AEEC is a blue with RGB values 82, 174, 236 and HSL 204°, 80%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#52AEEC#52AEEC
HEX#52AEEC
RGBrgb(82, 174, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6824, 0.9255
RGB percentages32.2%, 68.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(204.2, 80.2%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 65.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK65.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,418,732
CSS custom property--colour: #52AEEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#AD5113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AEEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC9052
Analogous#52ECDD, #5261EC
Triadic#EC52AE, #AEEC52
Split complementary#EC5261, #ECDD52
Tetradic#DD52EC, #EC9052, #61EC52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEFFB
Lighter +20%#AED9F6
Lighter +10%#80C4F1
Darker −10%#2498E7
Darker −20%#157DC3
Darker −30%#105F95
Darker −40%#0B4267
More saturated +25%#3FB2FF
Less saturated −25%#6AA9D4

Channel breakdown

R82
G174
B236
Red82 (32.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue204.16°
Saturation (HSL)80.21%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G AE · B EC

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