#52BAE3#52BAE3
#52BAE3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.112 H 227.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52BAE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 186, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 18.1%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.18, -17.75, -29.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.18, 34.35, 238.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.42% -0.076 -0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.42% 0.112 227.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8982, 42.4540, 79.0134) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.79
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 5.30
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.89
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.90
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.01
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52BAE3 #E37B52
analogous
#52E3C4 #52BAE3 #5271E3
triadic
#52BAE3 #E352BA #BAE352
tetradic
#52BAE3 #C452E3 #E37B52 #71E352
square
#52BAE3 #C452E3 #E37B52 #71E352
split-complementary
#52BAE3 #E35271 #E3C452
monochromatic
#1A7BA1 #23A3D5 #52BAE3 #87CFEC #BBE4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#52BAE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#52BAE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52BAE3
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52BAE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52BAE3 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B7E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A8E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52bae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 186, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.112 227.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91ceec',
500: '#52bae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52bae3; $custom-light: #91ceec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52bae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 186,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.966,
"s": 72.139,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7442,
"c": 0.11194,
"h": 227.2
},
"luminance": 0.42458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52BAE3
secondary
#E4BCAD
accent
#4811D4
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284