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Recognised as Colour

#52AFEB

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

#52AFEB is a blue with RGB values 82, 175, 235 and HSL 204°, 79%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#52AFEB#52AFEB
HEX#52AFEB
RGBrgb(82, 175, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6863, 0.9216
RGB percentages32.2%, 68.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(203.5, 79.3%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 65.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK65.1%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,418,987
CSS custom property--colour: #52AFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#AD5014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AFEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA0EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.3Light skyblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB8E52
Analogous#52EBDA, #5263EB
Triadic#EB52AF, #AFEB52
Split complementary#EB5263, #EBDA52
Tetradic#DA52EB, #EB8E52, #63EB52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBEEFB
Lighter +20%#ADD9F6
Lighter +10%#80C4F0
Darker −10%#249AE6
Darker −20%#167EC1
Darker −30%#116093
Darker −40%#0C4265
More saturated +25%#3EB3FF
Less saturated −25%#6AAAD3

Channel breakdown

R82
G175
B235
Red82 (32.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue203.53°
Saturation (HSL)79.27%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G AF · B EB

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