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Colour

#52BFFF

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

#52BFFF is a blue with RGB values 82, 191, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#52BFFF#52BFFF
HEX#52BFFF
RGBrgb(82, 191, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.749, 1
RGB percentages32.2%, 74.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.2, 100%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 67.8%, 100%)
CMYK67.8%, 25.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,423,103
CSS custom property--colour: #52BFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#AD4000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#89AEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 6.5Light skyblue · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9252
Analogous#52FFE9, #5268FF
Triadic#FF52BF, #BFFF52
Split complementary#FF5268, #FFE852
Tetradic#E952FF, #FF9252, #69FF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF8FF
Lighter +20%#B8E5FF
Lighter +10%#85D2FF
Darker −10%#1FACFF
Darker −20%#0094EB
Darker −30%#0074B8
Darker −40%#005485
More saturated +25%#52BFFF
Less saturated −25%#68B9E9

Channel breakdown

R82
G191
B255
Red82 (32.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G BF · B FF

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