#52BCDD#52BCDD
#52BCDD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.107 H 221.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52BCDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 188, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 14.9%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, -20.63, -25.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 32.87, 231.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.63% -0.0803 -0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.63% 0.107 221.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5088, 42.9771, 74.8694) |
| Luminance | 0.4298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 5.49
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.51
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.02
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.12
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52BCDD #DD7352
analogous
#52DDB9 #52BCDD #5276DD
triadic
#52BCDD #DD52BC #BCDD52
tetradic
#52BCDD #B952DD #DD7352 #76DD52
square
#52BCDD #B952DD #DD7352 #76DD52
split-complementary
#52BCDD #DD5276 #DDB952
monochromatic
#1E7A97 #28A4CA #52BCDD #85D0E7 #B8E4F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#52BCDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#52BCDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52BCDD
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52BCDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52BCDD | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B8DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A9DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52bcdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 188, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.107 221.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d0e7',
500: '#52bcdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52bcdd; $custom-light: #90d0e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52bcdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 188,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.245,
"s": 67.15,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74632,
"c": 0.10739,
"h": 221.6
},
"luminance": 0.42981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52BCDD
secondary
#E0B7AA
accent
#673EEA
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FC
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8284