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Recognised as Colour

#52B0EF

  • #52B0EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#52B0EF is a blue with RGB values 82, 176, 239 and HSL 204°, 83%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#52B0EF#52B0EF
HEX#52B0EF
RGBrgb(82, 176, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6902, 0.9373
RGB percentages32.2%, 69%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(204.1, 83.1%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.1, 65.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK65.7%, 26.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,419,247
CSS custom property--colour: #52B0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AD4F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B0F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA1EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Sky blue · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF9152
Analogous#52EFE0, #5261EF
Triadic#EF52B0, #B0EF52
Split complementary#EF5261, #EFE052
Tetradic#E052EF, #EF9152, #61EF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEF0FC
Lighter +20%#AFDBF8
Lighter +10%#81C5F3
Darker −10%#239BEB
Darker −20%#137FC8
Darker −30%#0E629A
Darker −40%#0A446B
More saturated +25%#42B3FF
Less saturated −25%#6AABD7

Channel breakdown

R82
G176
B239
Red82 (32.2%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue204.08°
Saturation (HSL)83.07%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G B0 · B EF

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