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Recognised as Colour

#52BDD3

  • #52BDD3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#52BDD3 is a cyan with RGB values 82, 189, 211 and HSL 190°, 59%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#52BDD3#52BDD3
HEX#52BDD3
RGBrgb(82, 189, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.7412, 0.8275
RGB percentages32.2%, 74.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(190.2, 59.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 61.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK61.1%, 10.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,422,547
CSS custom property--colour: #52BDD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#AD422C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB7D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A9D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.1Cadetblue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D36852
Analogous#52D3A8, #527DD3
Triadic#D352BD, #BDD352
Split complementary#D3527D, #D3A952
Tetradic#A852D3, #D36852, #7CD352

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FBFC
Lighter +30%#CCECF2
Lighter +20%#A3DCE8
Lighter +10%#7BCDDD
Darker −10%#31A8C1
Darker −20%#278598
Darker −30%#1C6170
Darker −40%#123E47
More saturated +25%#37CFEE
Less saturated −25%#6DABB8

Channel breakdown

R82
G189
B211
Red82 (32.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue190.23°
Saturation (HSL)59.45%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G BD · B D3

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