#52b8e2

Color #52b8e2

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#52b8e2

RGB

rgb(82, 184, 226)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 71.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 63.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.7%, 18.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.57, -17.02, -29.81)

LCH

lch(70.57, 34.33, 240.28)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.1116, 228.27)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 32.2%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e27c52

Analogous

#52e2c4

#52b8e2

#5270e2

Triadic

#52b8e2

#e252b8

#b8e252

Split-complementary

#52b8e2

#e25270

#e2c452

Tetradic

#52b8e2

#7c52e2

#e27c52

#b8e252

Square

#52b8e2

#c452e2

#e27c52

#70e252

Shades

Color #52b8e2 mixed toward black.

#26a6db

#1d85b0

#166484

#0f4358

#07212c

Tints

Color #52b8e2 mixed toward white.

#6fc4e7

#8cd0ec

#a9dcf1

#c5e7f5

#e2f3fa

Tones

Color #52b8e2 mixed toward gray.

#5eb3d6

#6aaeca

#76a9be

#82a4b2

#8e9fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8bd9 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#847cd7 · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#5bd1cf · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #52b8e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#52b8e2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#52b8e2 (#52b8e2) is rgb(82, 184, 226) in RGB.

No, #52b8e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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