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#52adef

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
82, 173, 239
HSL
205°, 83%, 63%
CMYK
66, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3791

Every format

HEX#52adef
RGBrgb(82, 173, 239)
HSLhsl(205, 83%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(68.0 -6.9 -41.0)
LCHlch(68.0 41.5 260.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.720 0.130 243.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #52adef;
background-color: #52adef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#52adef] bg-[#52adef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #52adef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.322, green: 0.678, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#52adef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#52adef on white: 2.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#52adef on black: 8.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.2%
Green67.8%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan65.7%
Magenta27.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#52adef text on a black background

contrast 8.58:1

Card sample

#52adef text on a white background

contrast 2.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #52adef;
Background color
Panel with #52adef background
background-color: #52adef;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #52adef;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(82, 173, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(82, 173, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #52adef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52adef, #5F52EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #52adef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #52adef in the Color Lab