#52B3E6#52B3E6
#52B3E6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.117 H 234.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52B3E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 179, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 75%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 64%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.29, -13.11, -33.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.29, 36.41, 248.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.95% -0.0678 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.95% 0.117 234.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8772, 39.7437, 80.7335) |
| Luminance | 0.3975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.38
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.26
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.65
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.26
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.89
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52B3E6 #E68552
analogous
#52E6CF #52B3E6 #5269E6
triadic
#52B3E6 #E652B3 #B3E652
tetradic
#52B3E6 #CF52E6 #E68552 #69E652
square
#52B3E6 #CF52E6 #E68552 #69E652
split-complementary
#52B3E6 #E65269 #E6CF52
monochromatic
#1875A6 #209BDB #52B3E6 #87CAEE #BDE2F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#52B3E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#52B3E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52B3E6
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52B3E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52B3E6 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB2E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A3E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52b3e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 179, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.117 234.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c9ee',
500: '#52b3e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52b3e6; $custom-light: #91c9ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52b3e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 179,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.676,
"s": 74.747,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72948,
"c": 0.11696,
"h": 234.6
},
"luminance": 0.39747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52B3E6
secondary
#E6C1AE
accent
#540FD7
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284