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Recognised as Colour

#52C3DF

  • #52C3DF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#52C3DF is a cyan with RGB values 82, 195, 223 and HSL 192°, 69%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#52C3DF#52C3DF
HEX#52C3DF
RGBrgb(82, 195, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.7647, 0.8745
RGB percentages32.2%, 76.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(191.9, 68.8%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.9, 63.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK63.2%, 12.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,424,095
CSS custom property--colour: #52C3DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#AD3C20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BEE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAEDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20Light blue · ΔE 20.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF6E52
Analogous#52DFB5, #527CDF
Triadic#DF52C3, #C3DF52
Split complementary#DF527C, #DFB552
Tetradic#B552DF, #DF6E52, #7CDF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3F0F7
Lighter +20%#A8E1EF
Lighter +10%#7DD2E7
Darker −10%#28B4D6
Darker −20%#2090AB
Darker −30%#186C80
Darker −40%#104755
More saturated +25%#38D2F9
Less saturated −25%#6CB4C5

Channel breakdown

R82
G195
B223
Red82 (32.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue191.91°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G C3 · B DF

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