#52A9DD#52A9DD
#52A9DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.113 H 237.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52A9DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 169, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.05, -10.55, -34.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.05, 35.66, 252.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.26% -0.0606 -0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.26% 0.113 237.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7138, 35.3871, 73.6044) |
| Luminance | 0.3539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.65
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.00
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.26
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.68
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.73
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52A9DD #DD8652
analogous
#52DDCC #52A9DD #5264DD
triadic
#52A9DD #DD52A9 #A9DD52
tetradic
#52A9DD #CC52DD #DD8652 #64DD52
square
#52A9DD #CC52DD #DD8652 #64DD52
split-complementary
#52A9DD #DD5264 #DDCC52
monochromatic
#1E6A97 #288DCA #52A9DD #85C2E7 #B8DCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#52A9DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#52A9DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52A9DD
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52A9DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52A9DD | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A8DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E9ADC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52a9dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 169, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.113 237.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc2e7',
500: '#52a9dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52a9dd; $custom-light: #8fc2e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52a9dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 169,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.446,
"s": 67.15,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70255,
"c": 0.11318,
"h": 237.6
},
"luminance": 0.3539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52A9DD
secondary
#E0BFAA
accent
#7E3EEA
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184