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Recognised as Colour

#52B2FD

  • #52B2FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#52B2FD is a blue with RGB values 82, 178, 253 and HSL 206°, 98%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#52B2FD#52B2FD
HEX#52B2FD
RGBrgb(82, 178, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.698, 0.9922
RGB percentages32.2%, 69.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(206.3, 97.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 67.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK67.6%, 29.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,419,773
CSS custom property--colour: #52B2FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AD4D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Sky blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD9D52
Analogous#52FDF2, #525DFD
Triadic#FD52B2, #B2FD52
Split complementary#FD525D, #FDF352
Tetradic#F252FD, #FD9D52, #5CFD52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F5FF
Lighter +20%#B7DFFE
Lighter +10%#84C8FE
Darker −10%#209CFC
Darker −20%#0382E6
Darker −30%#0266B4
Darker −40%#014982
More saturated +25%#50B2FF
Less saturated −25%#68AFE7

Channel breakdown

R82
G178
B253
Red82 (32.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue206.32°
Saturation (HSL)97.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G B2 · B FD

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