#52B2D6#52B2D6
#52B2D6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.104 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52B2D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 178, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 62%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 62%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.38, -17.56, -26.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.38, 31.89, 236.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.02% -0.0725 -0.0742) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.02% 0.104 225.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5329, 38.4865, 69.3721) |
| Luminance | 0.3849 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.68
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.43
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.89
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.18
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52B2D6 #D67652
analogous
#52D6B8 #52B2D6 #5270D6
triadic
#52B2D6 #D652B2 #B2D652
tetradic
#52B2D6 #B852D6 #D67652 #70D652
square
#52B2D6 #B852D6 #D67652 #70D652
split-complementary
#52B2D6 #D65270 #D6B852
monochromatic
#216F8C #2D96BE #52B2D6 #83C8E2 #B5DEED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#52B2D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#52B2D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52B2D6
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52B2D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52B2D6 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EAFD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA1D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52b2d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 178, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.104 225.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc9e2',
500: '#52b2d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52b2d6; $custom-light: #8fc9e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52b2d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 178,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.364,
"s": 61.682,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72018,
"c": 0.10374,
"h": 225.7
},
"luminance": 0.3849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52B2D6
secondary
#DCB6A8
accent
#6F43E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283