#52A8DC#52A8DC
#52A8DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.113 H 237.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52A8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 168, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.7%, 23.6%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -10.32, -34.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 35.55, 253.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.98% -0.0599 -0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.98% 0.113 237.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3956, 34.9634, 72.8430) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.42
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.29
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.61
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.00
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52A8DC #DC8652
analogous
#52DCCB #52A8DC #5263DC
triadic
#52A8DC #DC52A8 #A8DC52
tetradic
#52A8DC #CB52DC #DC8652 #63DC52
square
#52A8DC #CB52DC #DC8652 #63DC52
split-complementary
#52A8DC #DC5263 #DCCB52
monochromatic
#1E6895 #298CC8 #52A8DC #85C2E6 #B8DBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#52A8DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#52A8DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52A8DC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52A8DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52A8DC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A7DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D9ADB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52a8dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 168, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.113 237.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc1e7',
500: '#52a8dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52a8dc; $custom-light: #8fc1e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52a8dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 168,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.609,
"s": 66.346,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69981,
"c": 0.1127,
"h": 237.9
},
"luminance": 0.34966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52A8DC
secondary
#E0BEAA
accent
#7F3FE9
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184